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Common collocations with objection in American Collocation

objection noun countable/uncountable

US /əbˈdʒekʃ(ə)n/

main

chief
main
primary
principal

My main objection to hunting is that it is cruel.

strong

fundamental
serious
strenuous
strong

There are fundamental objections to human reproductive cloning.

reasonable or valid

principled
valid

She doesn’t think there are any valid objections he can raise.

not reasonable

frivolous
spurious

This sort of spurious objection is being allowed to obscure a very serious issue.

formal

formal
written

You will be given 6 weeks from the date of publication to make formal objections on the finalised plan.

not dealt with or impossible to deal with

insuperable
unresolved

Any unresolved objections will be considered at a public inquiry.

type of objection

ethical
ideological
moral
philosophical
religious
theological

Some people have an ethical objection to birth control.

have an objection

have

They can then write to the planning committee if they have any objections.

make an objection

express
make
outline
raise
state
voice

No one present voiced any objections.

make a formal objection

lodge
register
submit

Once an application has been received you have 28 days in which to lodge an objection.

withdraw an objection

drop
withdraw

For these reasons the committee has decided to withdraw its objections.

answer an objection

answer
counter
deal with
meet
reply to
respond to

It is often better to answer an objection before a customer even thinks of it.

not accept or ignore an objection

dismiss
ignore
refute
reject

He dismisses objections that Web-based systems are not fast or secure enough for automation applications.