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| NOUN | 1 | protest, protestation | A formal and solemn declaration of objection |
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| 2 | protest, objection, dissent | The act of protesting | |
| 3 | protest | The act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval | |
| VERB | 1 | protest | Utter words of protest |
| 2 | protest, resist, dissent | Express opposition through action or words | |
| 3 | protest | Affirm or avow formally or solemnly |
| Sounds | prahteh'st; prow'teh.st |
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| Rhymes | abreast, addressed, alkahest, and 72 more rhymes in ehst... |
| Meaning | A formal and solemn declaration of objection. |
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| Examples | "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution" |
| Synonyms | protestation |
| Broader | objection |
| Verbs | protest; protest |
| Meaning | The act of protesting. A public (often organized) manifestation of dissent. |
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| Synonyms | objection, dissent |
| Broader | resistance |
| Narrower | boycott; direct action; demonstration, manifestation; walkout |
| Verbs | protest |
| Meaning | The act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval. |
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| Examples | "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall" |
| Broader | objection |
| Verbs | protest |
| Meaning | Utter words of protest. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Broader | complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch |
| Narrower | declaim, inveigh |
| Adjectives | protestant; protestant |
| Nouns | protester; protestation; protester; protest; protest |
| Meaning | Express opposition through action or words. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | resist, dissent |
| Broader | oppose, controvert, contradict |
| Narrower | strike, walk out; demonstrate, march; rebel, arise, rise, rise up; rebel, renegade |
| Entailed by | defect, desert |
| Adjectives | protestant; protestant |
| Nouns | protester; protest; protester |
| Meaning | Affirm or avow formally or solemnly. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Examples | "The suspect protested his innocence" |
| Broader | affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear |
| Nouns | protest, protestation |
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