Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who objects or interposes an adverse opinion, reason, or argument; one who is unwilling to receive and abide by a proposition, decision, or argument advanced, or offers opposing opinions, arguments, or reasons.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who objects; one who offers objections to a proposition or measure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
objects to something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who dissents from some established policy
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Examples
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And whether it matters if the objector is an officer or not?
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The tone taken by the objector is instructive and always the same.
Marriage as a Trade 1909
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The objector is still further represented as saying, –
Oldtown Folks 1869
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There was a conscientious objector from the Basque region of France who introduced himself as Basque-French.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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They were still more astonished to know that the objector was the youngest Miss Piper!
Under the Redwoods Bret Harte 1869
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'Besides,' said he, 'it is a small matter anyhow;' -- by which he evidently meant to intimate that the objector was a very small person.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City James Dabney McCabe 1862
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It is not the Bible, but our objector, that is a little behind the age in his knowledge of science.
Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Robert Patterson 1857
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In fact, the origin of the term 'conscientious objector' comes from refusing vaccine - not from war.
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The committee review and markup period offers an opportunity for objections to be given to the members of the objector’s party and for thorough discussion of the principled objections — the objector could be allowed to present testimony to the committee.
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"He was a conscientious objector on that end of the court," Fraschilla said.
Is Jimmer Right for the Knicks? Scott Cacciola 2011
hernesheir commented on the word objector
cf. objicient
December 31, 2008