objector
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5.1
- noun
- /əbˈdʒɛktər/
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objetor
- During the meeting, she spoke up as an objector to the new policy on remote work.
- a conscientious objector
- religious objectors
And even though he's a pacifist, even though he was was a conscientious objector in the previous war, Stapleton says we need to fight the Nazis.
- And even though he's a pacifist, even though he was was a conscientious objector in the previous war, Stapleton says we need to fight the Nazis.
- So Darwin, as you will see, would have been the first objector to this kind of traumatic speed reading experience.
Examples
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The objector submitted a formal complaint against the proposed legislation during the town hall.
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As an objector, he voiced concerns about the environmental impact of the project.
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I happen to be an objector.
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Or would the existence of one objector be sufficient to stop the test altogether?
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Alright, I'm a conscious objector.
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You were a conscientious objector.
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I had a brother who was a conscientious objector.
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I am a conscientious objector.
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I was a conscientious objector.
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You applied for exemption, I believe, as a conscientious objector.
Synonyms
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2.9
A person who shows strong disagreement in public, often in a group
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7.5
A person who speaks against the government or its leaders and may be punished
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3.0
A person who joins others in public to show strong disagreement
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7.0
A person who often says that plans or ideas will not work
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7.2
A person who disagrees with common ideas or with those in charge
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6.3
A person who opposes another person, often in a story or argument
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8.2
A person who often disagrees with what most people think, for example by buying stocks when others sell
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6.2
A person who opposes authority or control
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4.5
A person who speaks out against a plan or idea
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6.7
A person who does not do, accept, or agree to something
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7.4
A person who acts against a government or its rules, like a protester
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3.4
A person who says that people or things are bad
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4.0
A person who refuses to accept an idea or plan
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5.7
A person or machine that removes things judged unwanted
A person who objects publicly to something
A person who publicly criticizes someone or something
A person who strongly criticizes someone or something
A person who says no to an idea or decision
A person who openly refuses to obey rules or authority
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Etymology
Objector comes from the verb object, which is made of ob- 'against' and -ject 'throw', the same root you see in reject. So an objector is someone who is 'against' something and shows their disapproval.