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protest

Definition of protest

Etymology

    From Middle English protesten < Old French protester < Latin protestare < Latin pro- "before" + testare "to testify" < Latin testis "witness".

Pronunciation

  • (verb) enPR: prətĕst', IPA: /prəˈtɛst/, SAMPA: /pr@"tEst/
  • Audio (US) [?]
  • (noun)
    (RP): /ˈprəʊtɛst/, /"pr@UtEst/
    (US): prō'tĕst, /ˈproʊtɛst/, /"proUtEst/
  • Audio (US) [?]
    Rhymes: -ɛst

Verb

to protest (third-person singular simple present protests, present participle protesting, simple past and past participle protested)

  1. (intransitive) to make a strong objection

    How dare you, I protest!
    The public took to the streets to protest over the planned change to the law.
    2009, Wikipedia: Cuba: U.S. and European protested against Spanish conduct in Cuba.

  2. (transitive) to affirm something

    I protest my innocence.

  3. (transitive, chiefly North American) to object to.

    They protested the demolition of the school.

Noun

protest (plural protests)

  1. A formal objection, especially one by a group
  2. A collective gesture of disapproval, sometimes violent

Synonyms

  • dissent
  • objection
  • protestation

Derived terms

  • Protestant
  • protestation
  • protester
  • protest march
  • under protest

References:

  1. Wiktionary. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.



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