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raise an objection

Idioms  
  1. Protest, as in I'll raise no objections to your proposed bill if you promise to support me next time. The use of raise in the sense of “bring up” or “mention” dates from the mid-1600s.


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She added that many others did not raise an objection to the release of the documents.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2024

Under state law, an election challenger can raise an objection to a voter if he or she has good reason to believe the voter doesn’t live there or is otherwise unqualified.

From Reuters Nov. 3, 2022

Under the 19th-century law, one House member and one senator are needed to raise an objection.

From Washington Post Jul. 20, 2022

To the otherwise delightful review of what seems to be an even more delightful book, “Index, A History of the,” I must raise an objection about the criticism of the book’s copy editor.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2022

She waits for her father’s voice in her head to raise an objection, but none comes.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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