- the expression of strong dislike of or opposition to something; a statement or an action that shows this
- to hold/organize/join a protest
- violent/anti-war protests
- The riot began as a peaceful protest.
- mass/street protests
- a protest march/movement
- Unions have called for a day of protest on 24 February.
- The announcement raised a storm of protest.
- protest at something There have been mounting protests at the treatment of asylum seekers by the government.
- in protest at something The director resigned in protest at the decision.
- in protest People rioted in the streets in protest.
- protest over something protests over plans to close the museum
- without protest She accepted the charge without protest.
- protest against something The workers staged a protest against the proposed changes in their contracts.
- as a protest They have decided not to attend the Bonn conference as a protest.
- as a protest against something The strike began the day before as a protest against the proposed cuts.
- protest from somebody The building work will go ahead, despite protests from local residents.
- protest by somebody The country has undergone two weeks of protests by workers and students.
WordfinderExtra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb1, Social issuesb1- The Samoan team lodged a formal protest after the referee sent off the wrong player.
- The announcement brought cries of protest from the crowd.
- The government has made an official protest.
- The new tax sparked a wave of public protest.
- The party boycotted the election in protest at alleged vote rigging.
- There had been a number of public protests against the new tax.
- She resigned from the company board in protest at his plans.
- a rooftop protest by prison inmates
- a student protest over tuition fees
- street protests by residents
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- angry
- strong
- violent
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- storm
- wave
- organize
- stage
- lead
- …
- group
- movement
- demonstration
- …
- in protest
- under protest
- without protest
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- a chorus of protest
- a cry of protest
- a howl of protest
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Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘make a solemn declaration’): from Old French protester, from Latin protestari, from pro- ‘forth, publicly’ + testari ‘assert’ (from testis ‘witness’).
Idioms
See protest in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee protest in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishunder protest
- unwillingly and after expressing disagreement
- She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest.
- The strikers returned to work, but under protest.
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