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anti-racism protest

anti-racism protest

3.1
A public gathering where people protest unfair treatment because of race
  • noun
  • /ˈæntiˈreɪsɪzəm ˈproʊtɛst/
translation icon : protesta antirracista
  • Thousands attended the anti-racism protest held in the city center.

Examples

  • The anti-racism protest drew thousands of supporters.

  • The university students planned an anti-racism protest to call for social justice.

  • After the incident, several groups joined together for an anti-racism protest.

  • Many students attended the anti-racism protests last summer.

  • After the incident, several groups joined together for an anti-racism protest advocating racial equality.

  • The university students organized an anti-racism protest to demand justice for marginalized communities.

  • Thousands gathered for an anti-racism protest in the city center to display their solidarity against discrimination.

Synonyms

civil rights march
vsanti-racism protest
2 3.4

A public march where people demand equal rights for different races

focuses on opposing racial discrimination rather than legal rights expansion

How Active

to take to the streets
  • Literature
49 4.1
direct action
  • Jargon
10 5.5
anti-racism protest
3.1
to petition
  • Formal
61 3.5
backroom meeting
  • Literature
7.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

anti-racism + protest

The meaning is directly compositional: 'anti-' (against) + 'racism' (racial discrimination) combined with 'protest' (a public demonstration) yields 'a demonstration against racism'. This formation is semantically transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent parts would understand the MWE.

Etymology

Anti-racism protest is a public gathering where people come together 'against' unfair treatment because of race. The parts anti-, racism, and protest make a clear image of people in the street showing they oppose racism and want equal rights, so the phrase means a public demonstration for racial equality.