objector

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He declared himself a conscientious objector during World War II. He was imprisoned, abandoned by his family and returned to Birmingham only to be further ostracized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

If a book is returned to the library, an objector may request a review by a state-appointed special magistrate at the expense of the school district.”

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2024

BBC News NI understands the objector is the Ebrington Hotel.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023

Declaring himself a conscientious objector during the Korean War, he was given alternative service teaching English in Sendai, Japan, where he lived for four years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

During the Vietnam War, he was a conscientious objector, and there is still something of the ’60s hippie about him, like the Mao cap he sometimes wears over his braided yarmulke.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell