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# protest

«protest» in Mova's school dictionary: **A strong public show of disagreement, such as a march or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a protest, protests); verb (protest, protests, protested, protesting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (noun) A strong public show of disagreement, such as a march or rally: a protest against the new road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#m1)

2) (verb) To say or show strongly that you disagree or object: The children protested when the trip was cancelled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#m2)

3) (formal) To say firmly that something is true when others doubt it: He protested that he was innocent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#m3)

4) «Under protest» means doing something while complaining. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In history and news, people protest peacefully for rights or against unfair laws; peaceful protest is a right in many countries. In stories children protest about bedtime. In maths a problem may give numbers of protesters to add or compare. Phrases: «in protest», «a peaceful protest», «protest against», «under protest», «protest your innocence».

### examples

- Thousands joined the protest against pollution. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#x1)
- The children protested loudly when the rain stopped play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#x2)
- He protested that he had not taken the cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#x3)
- She ate her broccoli under protest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#x4)
- The protest was peaceful and calm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#x5)
- 300 people joined the protest, then 150 more came. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#x6)
- They walked out in protest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#x7)
- "But it's not fair!" she protested. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#x8)
- So they sent a deputation to him to protest against his action. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/#x9)

### note

Stress shift: noun PRO-test, verb pro-TEST. Person: a protester (or protestor). In the US «protest something» (no «against») is common; in the UK «protest against/about». Protests should be peaceful and safe.

### In the corpora

- [When people want something changed, they can protest peacefully, sign a petition, or stop work together in a strike.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/4/)
- [A protest is people gathering to show they strongly agree or disagree with something; in free countries peaceful protest is a right.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/13/)
- [The Mole protests — too late, too dark, and the Rat's supper!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/42-willows-ch5-part2-mole-end/8/)
- [Toad protests: «you wouldn't surely have Mr.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman/12/)
- ["Civil unrest" means riots and protests.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/25-spin-war-and-violence/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «protest» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protest/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.