protest
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈproʊtɛst/
- Formal
:
protesta
- After months of lobbying, the formal protest against the proposed law was finally presented to the city council.
- lodge a protest
- a formal protest
- a letter of protest
And there's a protest that the the conditions that you're being put in are not nice enough.
- And there's a protest that the the conditions that you're being put in are not nice enough.
- So she went, but not without a protest about her even appearing.
Examples
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Any protests from the villagers?
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I resigned in protest because this has always blown my mind a little bit.
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- Yeah, I led a protest outside of his place on Tuesday night.
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Not a hand was raised in protest.
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Thus, there was no official statement either of support or protest by the Catholic hierarchy.
Academic text (1999) -
Due to protests by the local League of Women Voters, women were allowed in the courtroom for the final address.
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It took about nine months for the protest to be settled.
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Alison Young traces the history of the protest at Greenham Common against the deployment of nuclear weapons.
Fiction book (1992) -
Well, yesterday, two top FDA regulators resigned in protest, saying Biden refused to seek the agency's input in the planning.
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College administrators treat these occupations as legitimate forms of protest or "input" into academic policy-making.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
564
1.4
A statement saying you are unhappy or annoyed about something
292
3.6
A statement showing disagreement or disapproval
272
3.2
A public meeting where people protest about politics
141
7.4
A formal statement expressing strong disapproval of someone
89
5.8
A complaint about something unfair, often made formally to people in charge
73
6.6
A public or formal statement that shows disagreement with an idea
52
4.6
A strong public protest showing anger or disapproval
12
2.8
A public meeting where people gather to show support or opposition without violence
11
7.4
A strong statement that shows you disagree or say something is not true
5
3.4
A public walk by many people to show they disagree and ask for change
1
9.8
A formal spoken or written complaint showing strong disagreement
1
9.5
A strong, formal protest that shows serious disagreement
1
8.9
An objection or refusal, usually as a formal protest
1
9.9
A firm protest that explains why a decision or action is wrong
Antonyms
Compounds
12
2.8
A public meeting where people gather to show support or opposition without violence
How Forceful
52
4.6
12
7.4
- Formal
11
7.4
- Formal
76
2.8
292
3.6
564
1.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
A protest comes from Latin pro- 'forth' and testari 'to testify' and first meant a formal public declaration. So a protest can be a formal statement or written note that says you disagree.