remonstrant
- noun
- /rɪˈmɒnstrənt/
- Formal
:
remonstrante
- The remonstrant raised concerns about the government's new policies during the public meeting.
Examples
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Outsiders include remonstrants and dissidents, such as the sponsors of Charter 77 and those of the Committee to Defend the Unjustly Persecuted.
Academic text (2005) -
As a remonstrant, she voiced her objections against the proposed changes in the education system.
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Moreover, King James pressured the States General to convene a so-called National Synod to settle the disputes between the Remonstrants and Contra-Remonstrants, settling them in favor of the Contra-Remonstrants.
Academic text (2010) -
During the protest, the remonstrants gathered outside the town hall to express their discontent.
Synonyms
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2.9
A person who shows strong disagreement in public, often in a group
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3.4
A person who joins a public protest to show support or opposition
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7.5
A person who speaks against the government or its leaders and may be punished
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3.0
A person who joins others in public to show strong disagreement
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7.2
A person who disagrees with common ideas or with those in charge
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5.1
A person who disagrees with a law or plan and says so
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6.2
A person who opposes authority or control
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4.5
A person who speaks out against a plan or idea
A person who openly refuses to obey rules or authority
Antonyms
How Opposed
Surface Forms
Morphology
remonstrant = remonstrate (transparent) = remonstrate + ant
The noun denotes an agent formed by the regular suffix '-ant' on the verb 'remonstrate', so the meaning 'one who protests' is directly derived from the base.
Etymology
Remonstrant comes from Latin re- 'again' and monstrare 'to show', like in demonstrate, so a remonstrant is a person who 'shows' their objections or formally protests.