Synonym: challenge, complaint, criticism, disapproval, dissent, protest. Similar words: objective, projection, section, election, infection, selection, collection, reflection. Meaning: [əb'dʒekʃn] 
n. 1. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest 2. the speech act of objecting 3. the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent 4. (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality.
n. 1. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest 2. the speech act of objecting 3. the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent 4. (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality. 
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121. There'd been a chorus of objection then and a flat refusal from Becky to stay with the younger children.
122. Though their scruples were overcome, their objection pointed to their awareness that the ceremony was changing its meaning.
123. Another major theoretical objection to compensation theory concerns the investment behaviour of firms.
124. Nevertheless, Macmillan had no objection to experimental steps being taken in that direction.
125. They seemed confused as to what was going on, but were too sleepy to make too loud an objection.
126. A standard objection to such views is that these general principles often clash one with one another as necessary truths could not.
127. He conveyed this to the building inspectors, which allowed the Council to withdraw their objection on this score.
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128. Objection from one senator and one representative to the electoral vote reported from any state is sufficient to interrupt the roll-call.
129. But he does not regard the charge as a serious objection to his theory.
130. The order angered Marshall, who wrote the president a memo of compliance that also expressed objection to the commission.
131. Campaigners say that there is no reasonable objection to women becoming priests.
132. This was met with dismay and objection, but the logic could not be refuted.
133. A more fundamental objection has been that music-hall and vaudeville were essentially controlled by showmen who were of course entrepreneurs.
134. The argument rests on an analogy with the right of conscientious objection which is supported by Dworkin.
135. I think that this objection is mistaken and that the third principle is a principle of neutrality.
136. Black has no objection and gestures with an indifferent shrug of the shoulders for Blue to take the chair opposite.
137. There is a preponderant objection: popularity is worthless as an index of quality.
138. Against the first objection, I hope to show in this chapter that the conceptual distinction is far from mere pedantry.
139. As he expected, he drew a blank, and found the main objection was the Founders' powers.
140. Most of them were well gone in their cups and offered no objection when Cranston knocked at the door and demanded entrance.
141. One troublesome objection rears its head whenever we address this situation.
142. The producer was Av Westin, who is a staunch male chauvinist, but there was absolutely no hesitation, no objection.
143. I think that this kind of objection rests upon a false way of thinking about the information that the input system provides.
144. Also rejected was an objection that the Commission had decided to disclose information given in confidence.
145. Not to be outdone, Kim put through a new constitution in the North, also without objection or dissent.
146. Both Johnson and Lady Macleod found the book wanting, her objection being that the author did not practise what he preached.
147. Such theories have to face the obvious objection that brain processes and mental phenomena seem utterly unalike.
148. A more substantial objection is why neither Karen nor I had dived in to try and save Dennis.
149. The player's manager will have no objection to whatever it is that is guiding McCoist staying firmly on course this evening.
150. The Equity Issue Perhaps the greatest objection to competition between schools is based on a concern for equity.
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