objector

Definition of objectornext

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Recent Examples of objector The most explicit objector was Vance, who has been consistently opposed to foreign adventurism, and to this Iran war in particular. Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026 But that decision has now been overruled after Haley and a second objector appealed it to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court. Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 One objector is Katie Brydon, a 25-year resident of Northglenn and a licensed addiction counselor. John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025 There are unanswered overtures from the choir’s pianist Horner (Robert Emms), a soft, vulnerable young man whose conscientious-objector status renders him a fellow outsider. Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for objector
Noun
  • Amirhossein Hatami, an 18-year-old protester, was one of those 10 protesters.
    Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But like many political uprisings, the meaning of No Kings varies from protester to protester.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But proponents see the redistricting push in Virginia as a necessary reaction after Republicans launched similar actions in states like Texas, North Carolina and Missouri.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
  • While the proponents of this plan promise lower rates and more local control, the reality is far more dangerous.
    Chris Cate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Your relentless faultfinder—everybody has one—is quick to judge, minimize your accomplishments or demote you to an underdog.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
Noun
  • All of that would be intriguing even if the founders of Deep Voodoo weren’t South Park instigators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Hawkins joked that Heckel is usually the instigator of any trash talk between them, but there hasn’t been much jawing ahead of Monday’s second-round NCAA Tournament game.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Aurora Flight Sciences has taken a major step forward in its experimental aircraft program, announcing that the fuselage of its X-65 demonstrator has arrived in Virginia for final systems integration.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Back at Mill Creek Park, amid a crowd of protesters taking a breather after the march, one demonstrator flies a kite.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Mayor Johnson pointed to a visit with Jackson to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate Bloody Sunday — the infamous day in 1965 in which some 600 marchers set off from Selma headed for the state capital of Montgomery in response to a shooting that killed a civil rights activist.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Nearly 61 years ago, Americans watched in horror as peaceful marchers in Selma, Alabama, were attacked for demanding the right to vote.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Now there is a British tendency to be slightly defeatist.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The mood just feels a little defeatist right now.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Objector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/objector. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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