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Meaning of protest in English

Examples of protest

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The women group protests are also loud, as those that have occasioned production disruptions have been highlighted in the press and media commentaries.
The grievances, anger, frustration and disillusionment that emerged led to an upsurge in agitation and protests.
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They protested over immediate or relatively shortterm issues like ad hoc demands over wage hikes, holidays, dismissals or restoration of allowances.
People's religion takes many forms, for example, mystic orders, fundamentalist movements, proletarian urban protests, bazaar merchant's associations, academic fora.
The third role is in the reactions to the excesses, perversions and the socially disruptive consequences of the agitations and protests.
While all these new policies and programs effectively promoted socio-economic transformation, they also provided tools and created opportunities for popular protests.
Families have protested hospital bed closures and pushed for community treatment orders and community support services.
Their strategy, however, involved proposing new initiatives, not just protesting against the status quo.
However, 2 patients did not take the prescribed opioid due to concerns about adverse reactions and protests from their families.
I argue that past collective or mass urban protests and labor unionism failed to improve the living conditions of a large number of people.
The female students already enrolled protested this sudden ban, with limited success.
They pursued a two-pronged strategy of stimulating # local protests while instigating international opposition.
Here, the issue is why popular protests rose so frequently despite tight political control by the government.
Generally, the protests are characterised by non-violence and little destruction.
The women protests are an abundant manifestation that the threshold or limit has been reached in the region's struggle.

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act of protest
In such reports, the fate of victimhood loomed larger than the act of protest.
anti-government protests
The controversial deal played a major part in prolonged anti-government protests on the island that resulted in over a hundred deaths.
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anti-war protest
The cover photo features an elderly couple being arrested at an anti-war protest, holding hands and flashing peace signs as they are led away.
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抗議, 反對, 抗議活動…
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protestation, manifestation, manifester…
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يَحْتَجّ, يُعارِض…
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protestovat, namítat, tvrdit…
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protestere, bedyre, protest…
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protes, membantah…
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ประท้วง, ประกาศยืนยัน, การประท้วง…
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phản đối, cam đoan, sự phản đối…
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membantah, membuat bantahan, bantahan…
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protestieren, beteuern, der Protest…
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protesto, protestar…
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抗议, 反对, 抗议活动…
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protesta, protestare, affermare…
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