protest

IPA: prˈoʊtɛst

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.

(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.

Examples of "protest" in Sentences

To burn it in protest is very poor taste, however.
I think voting in protest is a valid and sensible thing to do sometimes.
They are christo-fascist racists, their protest is about race and culture, not healthcare.
CStorms, why do you act like a Democrat leaving a room in protest is an everyday occurrence?
The principle of fidelity to the law obtains the most benefit, however, if a resignation in protest is widely known.
As Bush read his statement, an estimated 1,000 people marched in protest from the Lower 9th Ward to Congo Square on the outskirts of the French Quarter.
He responded to an anti-war protest at his school by putting up anti - protest posters that attacked the demonstrators and defended U.S. policy in Vietnam.
If Panetta resigns in protest from the CIA, he could start telling the American people what an investigative witch-hunt would do to the ability of the intelligence services to defend this country.
CNN -- The first recorded use of the phrase "protest march" was in 1913 to describe a demonstration organized by Mohandas Gandhi against the South African government's restrictions on Indian nationals.
The Supreme Court struggled Wednesday with the question of whether the Constitution's guarantee of free speech can be restricted when a protest is aimed at a private family at its moment of most intense grief.