objection
Definitions of objection
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the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissentsynonyms: grieftypes:action directea protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demandsmarche de protestationoccasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a licenserésistance passivea group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)non-violencepeaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperatetype of:
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(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
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the speech act of objectingtypes:plaintean expression of grievance or resentmentgriefs d'appel, protestationthe act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapprovalgrognementa complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tonetype of:
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grounds for adverse criticism
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the act of expressing earnest opposition or protesttype of:communicationthe activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
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