English > objector: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | A person who dissents from some established policy. |
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Synonyms | dissenter, dissident, protester, contestant |
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Narrower | NIMBY | someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere |
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conscientious objector, CO | One who refuses / refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience |
nonconformist, recusant | someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct |
political dissident | A dissenter from political orthodoxy |
Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
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Spanish | contestatario, disidencia, disidente, manifestante, objetante, objetor |
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Catalan | contestatari, dissident, objector |
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Verbs | object | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent |
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