dissension
noun
dis·sen·sion
di-ˈsen(t)-shən 
variants
or less commonly dissention
: disagreement
especially
: partisan and contentious quarreling
causing dissension within the police department
a colony threatened by religious dissension
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The incident has caused a lot of dissension within the police department.
Religious dissension threatened to split the colony.
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That conflict raised concerns among Republicans in Georgia and nationally that GOP dissension would lead to a repeat of 2020, when Biden won the state by fewer than 12,000 votes out of 5 million cast.
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Chris Megerian, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
The Raiders have alternated wins and losses, and has some dissension in their ranks.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The Amos family has been riven by dissension for at least a year, with Shannon having accused her brother of failing to provide adequate health care for their elderly father, who died at 84.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
But foreign policy, and particularly the war in Gaza, is an issue that seems almost designed to highlight dissension within the Party.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Chris Megerian, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
The Raiders have alternated wins and losses, and has some dissension in their ranks.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The Amos family has been riven by dissension for at least a year, with Shannon having accused her brother of failing to provide adequate health care for their elderly father, who died at 84.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
But foreign policy, and particularly the war in Gaza, is an issue that seems almost designed to highlight dissension within the Party.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Dissension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissension. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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dissension
noun
dis·sen·sion
dis-ˈen-chən
: disagreement in opinion : discord
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