PROTEST


Meaning of PROTEST in English

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n.

complaint

dissent

1) to enter, file, lodge, register a ~

2) to express, voice a ~

3) to cause, draw, spark ( AE ), spark off ( BE ), trigger a ~

4) to dismiss, reject a ~

5) a strong, vigorous; weak ~ (we lodged a strong ~ with their government)

6) a ~ against

7) a ~ that + clause (the court rejected their ~ that due process had not been observed)

8) in ~ (to resign in ~)

9) under ~ (they complied with the order under ~)

public demonstration of disapproval

10) to organize, stage a ~

11) to put down, quell a ~

12) a noisy; public ~

13) a ~ against

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v.

1) to ~ strongly, vigorously

2) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ about, against (to ~ against a war; AE also has: to ~ a war)

3) ( K ) we ~ed his being released

4) ( L ; to) we ~ed (to the mayor) that taxes were too high

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.