(~s)
You use ~ to refer to something such as a law or government which people have to obey even if they do not agree with it, especially one which seems unfair.
N-VAR disapproval
(~s)
You use ~ to refer to something such as a law or government which people have to obey even if they do not agree with it, especially one which seems unfair.
N-VAR disapproval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012