objection
noun
ob·jec·tion
əb-ˈjek-shən 
plural objections
1
: an act of objecting
2
a
: a reason or argument presented in opposition
b
: a feeling or expression of disapproval
c
: a statement of opposition to an aspect of a judicial or other legal proceeding
file an objection to a proposed bankruptcy plan
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Examples of objection in a Sentence
My main objection is that some people will have to pay more than others.
He said he had no objection to the plan.
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That immediately elicited objections from the South Arkansas Minerals Association, which also objected to the December application, and dozens of other mineral rights owners.
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Ainsley Platt, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
That expansion came over the objection of the court's chief justice at the time.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The reader also spoke of voters going to the polls, early, wearing garbage bags — to symbolize their objection to President Biden and their support of Donald Trump.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024
In 2020, Vice President Mike Pence served this role, despite Trump’s objections and a mob that stormed the Capitol building in an attempt to disrupt the election certification.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ainsley Platt, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
That expansion came over the objection of the court's chief justice at the time.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The reader also spoke of voters going to the polls, early, wearing garbage bags — to symbolize their objection to President Biden and their support of Donald Trump.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024
In 2020, Vice President Mike Pence served this role, despite Trump’s objections and a mob that stormed the Capitol building in an attempt to disrupt the election certification.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Objection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objection. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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objection
noun
ob·jec·tion
əb-ˈjek-shən
1
: an act of objecting
2
: a reason for or a feeling of disapproval
my objection is this
had objections to the plan
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