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We have seen attempts by those in power in this country to silence dissent before.

From Salon

Judge Justin Walker, a Trump appointee, dissented but said the detained men could file a habeas corpus claim in Texas where they are held.

To his supporters, Erdogan has brought Turkey years of economic growth, but to his critics he is an autocratic leader intolerant of dissent who harshly silences anyone who opposes him.

From BBC

A Trump-appointed appellate court judge broke with his colleagues in a California gun case by posting a “dissent video” to YouTube of him manipulating firearms in his judicial chambers.

Russia's external intelligence agency came out in full agreement with the US that the "liberal mainstream" in Europe was suppressing dissent.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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