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remonstrate verb admonish, advise, advise against, altercate, animadvert, argue against, berate, castigate, challenge, chastise, correct, counsel, counsel against, criticize, cry out against, decry, demur, deprecate, deter, disapprove, discourage, disparage, dispute, dissuade, expostulate, express disapproval, exprobate, find fault, find flaws, frown upon, make objections, object, oppose, protest, raise objections, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, reprove, scold, stickle, take exxeption, upbraid, urge against, warn See also: admonish, argue, blame, castigate, caution, censure, challenge, complain, condemn, criticize, demonstrate, denounce, deter, disaccord, disagree, disapprove, discourage, dissuade, expostulate, fault, oppose, oppugn, persuade, protest, reason, reprimand, warn |
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They seemed to demonstrate considerable self-confidence whether in managing the affairs of the state as the chief minister or as censors or remonstrators in prosecuting authority figures or even in arguing against the emperor when he made a mistake or pursued an unwise policy. |
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