objector
41conscientious objector — noun Someone who refuses to fight in an armed conflict because of religious or moral principles. Syn: conchy, conshie …
42conscientious objector — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pacifist, war hater, noncombatant, neutralist, nonviolent person, C.O., conchie*, draft dodger*, peacenik*. Religious groups that object to warfare on conscientious grounds include: Quakers, Seventh Day Adventists, Jehovah s… …
43conscientious objector — conscientious ob jector n someone who refuses to become a soldier because of their moral or religious beliefs →↑draft dodger …
44conscientious objector — conscientious ob jector noun count someone who refuses to take part in a war because they are morally opposed to all war and violence …
45conscientious objector — one who refuses to serve in the military due to personal reasons of conscience …
46conscientious objector — noun a person who for reasons of conscience objects to serving in the armed forces. Derivatives conscientious objection noun …
47conscientious objector — noun (C) someone who refuses to become a soldier because of their moral or religious beliefs see also: draft dodger …
48conscientious objector — /ˌkɒnʃiɛnʃəs əbˈdʒɛktə/ (say .konsheeenshuhs uhb jektuh) noun someone who on the grounds of deeply held beliefs refuses to meet a political or communal obligation, as military service, compulsory voting, the attendance of children at school, etc …
49conscientious objector — One seeking exemption from required military service as opposed on religious grounds to participation in war. United States v Seeger, 380 US 163, 13 L Ed 2d 733, 85 S Ct 850 …
50object — objector, n. n. /ob jikt, jekt/; v. /euhb jekt /, n. 1. anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form. 2. a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed: an object of medical investigation. 3. the end… …