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raise an objection
Idioms and Phrases
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.Example Sentences
She added that many others did not raise an objection to the release of the documents.
She added that many others "did not raise an objection" to the release of the documents.
Now was the time, the Rev. Griswold told the crowd, for anyone to raise an objection.
Assembly members at Stormont can use the brake to raise an objection to new EU laws applying to Northern Ireland.
The brake would allow the assembly to raise an objection to a new goods rule.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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