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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Example Sentences

The new deal introduces a mechanism to allow elected representatives in the Northern Ireland Assembly to raise an objection to a new goods rule.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 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

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