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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Synonyms for Dissensus
Contestation and dissensus are semantically related. You can use "Contestation" instead a noun "Dissensus".
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Related pairs
- collision and contestation
- collision and dissensus
- struggle and contestation
- struggle and dissensus
- conflict and contestation
- conflict and dissensus
- argument and contestation
- argument and dissensus
- disagreement and contestation
- disagreement and dissensus
- difference and contestation
- difference and dissensus
- difficulty and contestation
- difficulty and dissensus
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