protest
noun/ˈprəʊtest/
[uncountable, countable]Слово англійською: protest
Переклад protest українською: проте́ст
Детальний опис
- 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.
Wordfinder- ballot
- closed shop
- collective bargaining
- industrial action
- labour
- picket
- protest
- representative
- strike
- union
Wordfinder- civil disobedience
- demonstrate
- hunger strike
- march
- occupy
- placard
- protest
- riot
- sabotage
- uprising
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
under protest
- unwillingly and after expressing disagreement
- She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest.
- The strikers returned to work, but under protest.