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Noun protest has 3 senses
- protest, protestation - a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution"
--1 is a kind of objection
- protest, objection, dissent - the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
--2 is a kind of resistance
--2 has particulars:
- protest - the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall"
--3 is a kind of objection
Verb protest has 3 senses
- protest - utter words of protest
--1 is one way to complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
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- protest, resist, dissent - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
--2 is one way to oppose, controvert, contradict
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- protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"
--3 is one way to affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
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