dissent vs refuse

dissent

verb
  • To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to). 

  • To differ from, especially in opinion, beliefs, etc. 

noun
  • An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority. 

  • Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion. 

  • A violation that arises when disagreement with an official call is expressed in an inappropriate manner such as foul language, rude gestures, or failure to comply. 

  • A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case 

refuse

verb
  • To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission. 

  • To melt again. 

  • To decline (a request or demand). 

  • To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy. 

adj
  • Discarded, rejected. 

noun
  • Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage. 

How often have the words dissent and refuse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )