noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ angry
▪
Angry ~s threw stones.
▪ peaceful
▪ student
▪ anti-government , pro-democracy , etc.
… OF DEMONSTRATORS
▪ crowd , group
▪
Police opened fire on a crowd of peaceful ~s.
VERB + DEMONSTRATOR
▪ disperse ( esp. BrE )
▪
Troops were brought in to disperse the ~s.
▪ clash with , fire on , open fire on , use sth against
▪
Water cannon and tear gas were used against the ~s.
▪ arrest
▪ kill , shoot
▪
Two student ~s were shot and killed.
DEMONSTRATOR + VERB
▪ gather , take to the streets
▪
The ~s had gathered in the cathedral square.
▪ march
▪
Demonstrators marched on Washington.
▪ protest
▪
~s protesting against the lack of housing
▪ call for sth , demand sth
▪
~s calling for the removal of the government
▪ chant (sth)
▪
~s chanting anti-war slogans
▪ carry sth
▪
~s carrying placards
▪ disperse
▪
The ~s refused to disperse.
▪ clash with sb
▪
Demonstrators clashed with government soldiers in the country's capital yesterday.
▪ attack sth , storm sth
▪
Demonstrators then tried to storm the police headquarters.
PHRASES
▪ clashes between police and ~s