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to voice an objection; to raise a protest; to object
To formally or publicly express disagreement or opposition to a decision, plan, or statement. Used in legal, political, and everyday contexts when someone speaks up against something.
異議を唱える人はいませんか。
Does anyone have an objection?
住民たちが計画に異議を唱えた。
The residents voiced objections to the plan.
彼は会議で一人だけ異議を唱えたが、多数決で否決された。
He was the only one to raise an objection at the meeting, but it was voted down by majority.
A set phrase combining 異議 (objection/dissent) + を + 唱える (to advocate/voice). Common in meetings, legal proceedings, and public discourse. In parliamentary or meeting settings, the chair may ask 異議はありませんか (Are there any objections?) or 異議なしと認めます (No objections noted; motion carried). Related expressions: 異議を申し立てる (to file an objection, more formal/legal), 反対する (to oppose, more general).