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Through legislation, lawsuits and other means, liberals and Democrats are pressing this agenda aggressively, over the objections of conservatives.

Roessler released video of the shooting over federal objections.

Attorneys for the new owners of the three hospitals and for Waldrep asked the judge to allow them to use the money despite objections from the federal government.

The board established the mail-in voting guidelines in November after objections emerged in a union election for nurses at a Michigan hospital.

It was then that the provisional government, registering its deep objection to the takeover, was forced to resign.

From Time

“Objection,” said defense attorney Patrick Ostronic, wearing a look of disgust.

I had no objection to staying in it, by which I mean staying in it.

One objection to socially tolerating opposition to gay marriage comes up again and again.

But was their real objection limited to the question of defending Ukraine?

This year, objection has come from at least one prominent member of the American Mathematical Society, which hosts the conference.

“But the laws of Poloeland and those of Flatland are different,” said Amalatok, starting another objection.

That is a very lofty, poetical, and gratifying conception, but it is open to one fatal objection—it is not true.

Unless some creditor objects and specifies his ground of objection, the petition will be granted.

Against the Stamp Act, honorable members were reminded, there was a special objection to be urged.

Lastly a stockholder who was present cannot complain that notice was not given to others; the objection is personal.

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On this page you'll find 103 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to objection, such as: challenge, criticism, difficulty, disapproval, displeasure, and dissatisfaction.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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