1. resistance or opposition to a plan, proposal, or action
Usage: informal; commonly used in business and political contexts
2. the act of pushing something back or away
Usage: literal physical sense

Examples

• The company faced significant pushback from employees about the new remote work policy.
• There was pushback from the community against the proposed highway expansion.
• The government received pushback on its tax increase proposal.
• She gave the door a pushback to close it firmly.
• Environmental groups organized pushback against the pipeline project.
• The team encountered pushback when they tried to change the established procedures.