not object, but rather - Longman Dictionary

not ... but rather ... meaning, definition, what is not ... but rather ...: used to say that one thing is not true b...: Learn more. not...butrather...FromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishnot...butrather...not...butrather...INSTEADusedtosaythatonethingisnottruebutadifferentthingistrue  Theproblemisnottheirlackoffunding,butrathertheirlackofplanning.→ratherExamplesfromtheCorpusnot...butrather...•Forothers,syllableandcharacterrepresentatmostnotawordbutratheramorpheme,thesmallestunitofmeaning.•TheAFL-CIOsaidtheadsarenotpartisanbutratheraimtopressCongresstoaddresstheneedsofworkingfamilies.•However,theforeignexchangeearningsontourismdidincreasein1989,notfromIR£150mbutratherbythisfigure.•Thelocalmedicalmendidnotobject,butrathercommendedthemfortheircheapness.•Forinsiderdealingdoesnotlackvictimsbutrather,credibleplaintiffs.•Sometimes,however,thediagnosisisnothiddenbutrathersoftened.•Whatmathematicianswantfrominfinitesimalsisnotmaterialexistencebutrathertherighttousetheminproofs. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Othersports Offices Gambling Tobacco Seealltopics Wordoftheday veto ifsomeoneinauthorityvetoessomething,theyrefusetoallowittohappen,especiallysomethingthatotherpeopleororganizationshaveagreed