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objection

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noun

a reason or argument offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.

the act of objecting.

a ground or cause for objecting.

a feeling of disapproval, dislike, or disagreement.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English objeccioun (< Anglo-French ) < Late Latin objectiōn- (stem of objectiō), equivalent to Latin object(us) (see object) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

non·ob·jec·tion, noun

pre·ob·jec·tion, noun

su·per·ob·jec·tion, noun

Synonyms
4. complaint, protest, criticism.

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Example Sentences

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

The second objection goes to the heart of longstanding controversies within the field, of course.

The real objection should be in exposing a person to such a high level of radiation throughout his body.

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The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

The second objection goes to the heart of longstanding controversies within the field, of course.

The real objection should be in exposing a person to such a high level of radiation throughout his body.

There is the objection that an underwater species might have difficulties fostering technology.

The issue was her appeal to psudo-science as a legitimate objection to a solid approach to public health.

The inquiry is in its initial phase, and may not result in a formal investigation, let alone an official objection.

Or rather, that the only objection they raised had to do with money, not with privacy.

The second objection is that there are diversification benefits to the universal-banking model.

The objection that secret tests could go undetected is no longer seriously credible.

Rarely, though, is there objection to an entire product category.

But there is one major objection to writing in plain text.

American farmers have no objection to rigged markets.

The main moral objection to war is human casualties.

Indeed, among serious people, the chief objection to nukes is their rather hefty upfront cost.

Ditto for much of the objection to cloning and stem-cell research.

The principal objection to a stimulus package now is that it has come at the wrong time.

My objection to the death penalty stems from my concern not for murderers but for the rest of us.

The report considered by the planning committee recommended no objection.

But his one-sided lack of understanding of the other side cannot go without strenuous objection.

The objection to loosening monetary policy is that inflation continues to scale new heights.

Horgan's objection is based on material reductionism.

Somebody from eBay raised an objection to the above photo.

They raise a serious objection and a theoretical question.

If the authors had used this problem you could certainly see my objection.

My objection is that the people depicted have no body hair at all.

The only serious objection to natural gas is that, even when compressed or liquefied, it takes up a lot of space.

The primary objection to home powering stations with home storage is the energy loss incurred in that operation.

In this case, the main objection is that there's no opt-out.

One objection is that it could allow rich countries to avoid taking domestic action to curb greenhouse gases.

But the fatal objection to any radical relativism or subjectivism is that it can't even be coherently stated.

But the chief objection to the government's plans is lack of money.

The primary objection to opening fire hydrants without spray caps is the sheer waste of resources.

But this objection looks premature, since the government says it will introduce additional help for bigger firms.

My only slight objection to evolutionary biologists is that they use sticklebacks to teach about importance of evolution.

The other objection to the planned settlement is how it is being reached.

At this point, yes campaigners raise a fundamental objection.

If a site displays a certificate issued by a proper authority, the browser will load the page with no objection.

The second objection is that the accused company is denied a fair hearing.

She says the money is not enough and has filed an objection with one of the judges overseeing the.

The study also throws cold water on a second objection to the impact hypothesis:.

Riley offered an objection couched in a barnyard epithet, raising the suspicions of the judge.

Another objection is that our sig words might be seen as unprofessional.

The fundamental objection to the rebate plan was its injustice to the real owners of.

Bartow's objection is actually consistent with the nothing-to-hide argument.

Appellants no longer oppose issuance of the mandate, and have no objection to vacatur of the stay of issuance of mandate.

Given the success in the laboratory of a one-in-five dilution, that does not sound an insuperable objection.

Knoblock, who manifests a distinct objection to the doctrines taught his wife.

The objection that a counterparty lacks the legal capacity to do a deal is not unknown in conventional finance.

The author's objection to conducting human space flight activities is the present day excessive cost and danger.

His objection was that you could download free programs that would do everything that this program does.

Then if that is the case, there should not be any objection to the discussion and the fair playing of that evidence.

The main objection was that the country hadn't sorted out its border disagreements with neighbouring countries.

The second objection is that the bill gives too much power to individual commissioners, with too little to counterbalance.

If your objection to said statement is that nominees for capital punishment do not kill for such.

The main objection to the deal is the way in which so-called orphan works are treated.

Indeed, the same objection also applies to stem cells that are extracted from embryos produced without nuclear transfer.

My main objection against including a supernatural being in the hypothesis is that it complicates matters further.

DeGusta also had a more methodological objection to many studies that attempt to infer behavior from skeletal remains.

The third objection to denial is that fears of contagion are growing, not receding.

But some of this hostility stemmed as much from commercial or personal rivalry as any genuine objection to the deal.

The second objection is the ease of disguising transactions, for example as derivatives, to avoid any levy.

The usual objection to this argument is that independent central banks have a mandate only to deliver low inflation.

Status explains your objection to the power motive, in which many politicians voluntarily retire due to term limits.

None of this is to say that an objection raised to one's results should be automatically accepted as true.

The main objection to solar power-that it goes off after sunset-is thus overcome.

Having finally paid off their bubble-era bills, many are likely to have a visceral objection to borrowing.

One objection to allowing moderate physical pressure is the difficulty of knowing where to draw the line.

Maybe the next article will be about this, as it seems to be part of the objection to zoophilia.

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World English Dictionary

objection (əbˈdʒɛkʃən)

—n
1.	an expression, statement, or feeling of opposition or dislike
2.	a cause for such an expression, statement, or feeling
3.	the act of objecting

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Word Origin & History

objection

late 14c., from O.Fr. objection (12c.), from M.L. obiectionem (nom. obiectio), "a throwing or putting before," noun of action from L. obicere "to oppose" (see object (n.)).

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Idioms & Phrases

objection

see raise an objection.

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