declare against

verb

To formally and strongly oppose or criticize.

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Meanings

verbdeclare against (third-person singular simple present declares against, present participle declaring against, simple past and past participle declared against)

present singular third person declares against · participle present declaring against · participle past declared against · past declared against

  1. To formally and strongly oppose or criticize.

    All over the empire the bulk of the clergy declared against the emperor: in many provinces they began to preach open sedition.

    1893, Charles Oman, The Dark Ages
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APA

declare against. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declare%20against

MLA

“declare against.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declare%20against. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “declare against,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declare%20against.

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