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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Powell’s objections included the idea that consumers wouldn’t understand pricing and might cancel part of a bundle, unexpectedly raising the price for remaining services.
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Roger Dooley, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Yet the fact is that numerous federal judges at the trial and appellate level have heard similar objections to qui tam lawsuits, and rejected them every time — even after Thomas advanced the constitutionality issue.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Thorpe has long campaigned for a treaty and has previously voiced fierce objections to the British monarchy.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
In fact, the league has a number of formal objections to the re-org plan up its sleeve, and as Bromley said, those will be dealt with in due course.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Roger Dooley, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Yet the fact is that numerous federal judges at the trial and appellate level have heard similar objections to qui tam lawsuits, and rejected them every time — even after Thomas advanced the constitutionality issue.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Thorpe has long campaigned for a treaty and has previously voiced fierce objections to the British monarchy.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
In fact, the league has a number of formal objections to the re-org plan up its sleeve, and as Bromley said, those will be dealt with in due course.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 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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