peaceful protest
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈpiːs.fəl ˈproʊ.tɛst/
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manifestación pacífica
- Hundreds of demonstrators staged peaceful protest against the FTAA in the afternoon and evening without incident.
And, you know, it's they try to do peaceful protests all over.
- And, you know, it's they try to do peaceful protests all over.
- That is peaceful protest at its finest.
- And then Donald Trump actually called this a peaceful protest.
- I have yet to hear Republican lawmakers trump on down say peaceful protest, political protest is peaceful.
- We saw what happened with the riots in over the past few years, mostly peaceful protests.
Examples
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Hundreds of demonstrators staged peaceful protests against the FTAA in the afternoon and evening without incident.
Academic text (2001) -
The students staged a peaceful protest against the deplorable state of the university.
Blog text (17) -
This was supposed to be a nice and peaceful protest.
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Remember, this is a peaceful protest!
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This is a peaceful protest!
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This was a peaceful protest.
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Our daily peaceful protests were well covered by the media, which helped to neutralize the group's anti-abortion propaganda.
Academic text (2009) -
On Oct. 17, supporters of the FLN, the Algerian independence movement, organized a peaceful protest in downtown Paris.
Blog text (31) -
Some Muslim readers sent letters to the newspaper denouncing the cartoons and organized peaceful protests to express their frustration.
Academic text (2007) -
A crowd gathered this afternoon after a day of mostly peaceful protest.
Synonyms
2
3.9
A way of opposing a government without using violence, for example by refusing to obey laws
Antonyms
How Peaceful
2
3.9
16
4.9
12
2.8
161
2.6
578
2.5
272
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a demonstration conducted without violence' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'peaceful' (nonviolent) with 'protest' (a public demonstration of objection). This compositional, literal pattern is common cross-linguistically and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The phrase peaceful protest comes from the simple image of people holding signs or sitting quietly to show they disagree. Because peaceful shows calm action and protest means public disagreement, it means 'a public gathering without violence'.