Meanings
adverbnem con (not comparable)
alternative nem. con.
- abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of nemine contradicente (“with nobody contradicting, without dissent”).
So I then moved that we supported the TUC call for a general strike and this was also carried nem con.
1988, Tony Benn, Office Without Power: DiariesSynonyms: nem diss
Synonyms & antonyms
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adverbof one mind; without dissent
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Origin
Abbreviation of Latin nemine contradicente.
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