Dissent
Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- They still managed to keep truly massive dissent at bay thanks to their industriousness and Type-A Control Freak tendencies until these very traits did them in when they tried to to conquer one of the Korean kingdoms.
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After all, if you're going to keep the last group of humans on Earth safe, you need to be able to keep dissent at a minimum.
Source: Series / Wayward Pines - Keep in mind that, despite how it is usually used, "controversial" is not the same thing as "offensive." You can have a completely family-friendly and non-political work that still provokes dissent, especially if the work is aiming for realism.
Source: Overshadowed by Controversy
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