English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

coincide with mine on the question of crime and 
punishment.
be the same as
His behaviour doesn’t 
conform to the school’s expectations.
fit in with
My parents 
approve of my choice of profession and support me fully.
think something is right or good
The noun from 
approve is approval; an action can meet with someone’s approval. 
[be liked by 
that person]
Note the expression 
to agree to differ, which is used when people continue to hold different 
opinions but see no point in continuing to argue about them: We couldn’t reach a consensus at the 
meeting, so we just 
agreed to differ.
Political and social disagreement
noun 
meaning
There is 
dissent in the party on the issue.
opposition to the accepted way of thinking
The general 
discord between the committee 
members had a negative impact on the club.
lack of agreement or harmony (suggests arguments 
and rows)
The growing 
rift in the Democratic Party over 
defence policy is now public.
disagreement (with different groups/factions 
forming)
A major 
split in the Labour Party resulted in several 
ministers taking the decision to form a new party of 
their own.
when a larger group breaks up into two or more 
smaller groups because they disagree about 
something
There is (a) major 
division in the Socialist Party over 
economic policy.
similar to split but more abstract and formal (can be 
countable or uncountable)
Government plans to build a new airport in this area 
are bound to cause 
controversy.
a lot of disagreement about a subject, usually 
because it affects a lot of people
Compromise
The two sides have