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protest | American Dictionary

protest
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˈproʊ·test/
a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval, or opposition:
[ U ]Three board members walked out of the meeting in protest.
[ C ]A protest against capital punishment was held outside the courthouse.
[ U ]He paid the tax under protest to avoid a penalty.
protest
verb[ I/T ]
us/prəˈtest, ˈproʊ·test/
to express disagreement with, disapproval of, or opposition to something by complaining strongly about it:
[ I/T ]Groups of students have been protesting (against) the tuition increase.

protest | Business English

protest
noun
uk /ˈprəʊtest/us
[ C or U ]
a strong complaint against something, or the act of complaining strongly about it:
an angry/big/formal protestThe chief executive of the troubled company gave up a £2.8m bonus package after big protests.
in protest against/at sthHe resigned in protest at the refusal to privatise the airline.
The length of directors' contracts attracted a storm of protest from small shareholders at last year's annual meeting.
[ C ]
an occasion when people show that they disagree strongly with something by standing together and shouting and carrying signs, especially on the streets:
hold/organize/stage a protestShareholders held protests against the takeover bid outside the Stock Exchange.
spark/trigger a protestThe plan sparked days of street protests.
a large/mass/peaceful protest
a protest demonstration/march
 under protest
if something is done under protest, it is done unwillingly:
In the cruise-ship industry, some companies are paying sales tax under protest, and some aren't paying at all.
protest
verb
uk /prəʊˈtest/ us /prəˈtest/
[ I or T ]
to say or do something to show that you are against something:
protest about/at sthShareholders of the telecoms company are being urged to protest about a £10million bonus given to the chief executive.
protest against sthLocal entrepreneurs banded together and called a strike to protest against an increase in local taxes.
USprotest a proposal/decision
to say very forcefully that something is true:
protest thatIndustry lobbyists protest that the charges on small loans would drive lenders out of business.

Examples of protest

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The women group protests are also loud, as those that have occasioned production disruptions have been highlighted in the press and media commentaries.
The grievances, anger, frustration and disillusionment that emerged led to an upsurge in agitation and protests.
They protested over immediate or relatively shortterm issues like ad hoc demands over wage hikes, holidays, dismissals or restoration of allowances.
People's religion takes many forms, for example, mystic orders, fundamentalist movements, proletarian urban protests, bazaar merchant's associations, academic fora.
The third role is in the reactions to the excesses, perversions and the socially disruptive consequences of the agitations and protests.
While all these new policies and programs effectively promoted socio-economic transformation, they also provided tools and created opportunities for popular protests.
Families have protested hospital bed closures and pushed for community treatment orders and community support services.
Their strategy, however, involved proposing new initiatives, not just protesting against the status quo.
However, 2 patients did not take the prescribed opioid due to concerns about adverse reactions and protests from their families.
I argue that past collective or mass urban protests and labor unionism failed to improve the living conditions of a large number of people.
The female students already enrolled protested this sudden ban, with limited success.
They pursued a two-pronged strategy of stimulating # local protests while instigating international opposition.
Here, the issue is why popular protests rose so frequently despite tight political control by the government.
Generally, the protests are characterised by non-violence and little destruction.
In all cases, these intifadat amounted to protests against social inequality, corruption, nepotism, authoritarianism, and the regime's incompetence.
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Collocations withprotest

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These are words often used in combination with protest.

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act of protest
In such reports, the fate of victimhood loomed larger than the actofprotest.
anti-government protests
The controversial deal played a major part in prolonged anti-government protests on the island that resulted in over a hundred deaths.
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