honest disagreement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhonestanddisagreement
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honest
adjective
uk/ˈɒn.ɪst/us/ˈɑː.nɪst/
telling the truth or able to be trusted and not likely to steal, cheat, ...
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disagreement
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.mənt/us/ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.mənt/
an argument or a situation in which people do not have the ...
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(Definition ofhonestanddisagreementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We can and do have anhonestdisagreementabout the right policy to follow, but no useful purpose is served by any misunderstanding.
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Under pressures of war there may be anhonestdisagreement.
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There is room forhonestdisagreementbetween us on this question.
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On such a crucial issue, there is of course scope forhonestdisagreement.
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In a democracy,honestdisagreementbetween citizens is resolved by honest voting.
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In some cases there may be ground forhonestdisagreement.
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In our view, that is not a sensible way in which to resolve anhonestdisagreement.
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There is no room for decent andhonestdisagreement—we must all carp and sneer.
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There is room forhonestdisagreement.
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Here, there is room forhonestdisagreement.
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The result of all this is that there can behonestdisagreementwhat the document really says.
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We hope that honest disagreements about the best route can be explored through dialogue.
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Let us not pretend that there are not honest disagreements.
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There are bound to be honest disagreements about means, but few, if any, about ends.
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