protest

/prəʊˈtest/ verb

Definition

protest (about/against/at sth) › to show that you disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc: They're on strike to protest against job losses. Students were protesting about cuts to the education budget.

protest sth US › to show that you disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc: Thousands gathered to protest the plan.

› [I, T] to say something forcefully or complain about something: [+ that] The girl was crying, protesting that she didn't want to leave her mother.

(Definition of protest verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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