- expostulation, remonstrance, objection - the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
--1 is a kind of dissuasion
Derived form: verb object1 - objection - the speech act of objecting
--2 is a kind of speech act
--2 has particulars:challenge; complaint; demur, demurral, demurrer; dissent; exception; gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk; protest, protestation; protest - protest, objection, dissent - the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
--3 is a kind of resistance
--3 has particulars:boycott; direct action; demonstration, manifestation; walkout Derived forms: verb object2, verb object1 - objection - (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality
--4 is a kind of procedure
--4 has particulars: recusation - protest, objection, dissent - the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent