protest
IPA: prˈoʊtɛst
noun
- A formal objection, especially one by a group.
- A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration.
- The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.
- A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.
verb
- (intransitive) To make a strong objection.
- (transitive) To affirm (something).
- (transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To object to.
- To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
- (law, transitive) to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
- (obsolete, transitive) To publish; to make known.
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Examples of "protest" in Sentences
- The miners emphatically protest.
- The police suppressed the protest.
- What was the basis of the protest
- In 2002 this was the vogue protest.
- An Egyptian protester carries placards.
- Germans in Bohemia protested vociferously.
- I would drop the names of the protesters and the protest.
- He also called on protesters to keep the protests nonviolent.
- The arrests led to an outcry across the province and triggered mass protests.
- They also interpose actively through protests, strikes, meetings and demonstrations.