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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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The brake would allow the assembly to raise an objection to a new goods rule.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2023

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

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

The new proposal would require one-third of the members of each chamber to raise an objection, and a three-fifths vote of both chambers to sustain it.

From Washington Post Feb. 1, 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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