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Noun objection has 4 senses

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