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kaitāwari

1. (noun) land claim opponent, dissenter, objector, opponent, opposer.

E mea ana ngā kaitāwari, kāore i pōti te nuinga o te hunga e āhei ana kia pōti i taua rā (TP 2/1912:2). / The objectors claimed that the majority of electors did not vote that day.

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Synonyms: kaiwhakahē, kaiwhakatūtū, tautētete, wheinga, whewheia, hoariri, hoa tautohe, hoa kakari

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