Contestation and Dissensus

Contestation

Contestation noun - Variance of opinion on a matter.
Usage example: the statement is certainly open to contestation among reasonable people

Dissensus and contestation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dissensus" instead a noun "Contestation".

Dissensus

Dissensus noun - Variance of opinion on a matter.
Usage example: a democracy relies on dissensus as much as on consensus
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Contestation and dissensus are semantically related. You can use "Contestation" instead a noun "Dissensus".
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