protest march
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈproʊtɛst mɑrtʃ/
:
marcha de protesta
- In New Orleans this weekend, public housing residents staged a protest march down one of the city's wealthiest avenues to demand better living conditions.
- organized a protest march
Who were these women who had left their homes in the morning to attend a protest March starting at Conakry Stadium on a Monday?
- Who were these women who had left their homes in the morning to attend a protest March starting at Conakry Stadium on a Monday?
- There had been this protest March before that against the first essay, which I think was largely undergrads.
- And so, you know, I, I went on the protest March for, for that.
Examples
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Shipyard workers fought with police in the streets of Gdansk, and the Solidarity leaders in Warsaw organized large protest marches.
Academic text (1998) -
In Ecuador, 148 indigenous communities organized a protest march of thousands, leading to legal title to three million acres in the biodiverse Pastaza area of the Oriente.
Academic text (2003) -
Many of the students had heard of the speech, "I Have a Dream," but few knew of the protest march.
Academic text (2012) -
However, this protest march has been a bigger success than we could have imagined.
Blog text (17) -
The attacks sparked a protest march last Tuesday, and both the campus and Austin police are currently investigating.
Blog text (16) -
On the 25th, a massive protest march assembled on the Embankment.
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The Eldsters are organizing another protest march today on relief headquarters.
Fiction book (1993) -
On the 25th, a massive protest march assembled on the Embankment to voice concern over climate change.
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So, in September, Pungwayo organized the first-ever women's protest march in this African kingdom to advocate for gender equality.
Synonyms
578
2.5
A public gathering of people who show strong disagreement, like a march
272
3.2
A public meeting where people protest about politics
161
2.6
A public walk for people to show support or protest for a cause
12
2.8
A public meeting where people gather to show support or opposition without violence
2
3.4
A public march where people demand equal rights for different races
2
3.0
A public event where people protest against war and call for peace
A march of people without work to demand jobs or food
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'protest' (a gathering showing objection) with 'march' (an organized procession): a march that is a form of protest. This noun+ noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Protest march comes from a simple picture: a protest is when people 'show they are unhappy', and a march is when people walk together in the street. When a group walks with signs and shouts to 'ask for change' or to 'make leaders listen', that action is called a protest march.