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{
"term": "protest",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the expression of strong dislike of or opposition to something; a statement or an action that shows this",
"sensetop": "protest at somethingin protest at somethingin protestprotest over somethingwithout protestprotest against somethingas a protestas a protest against somethingprotest from somebodyprotest by somebody",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **hold/organize/join a protest**"
},
{
"text": "**violent/anti-war protests**"
},
{
"text": "The riot began as a **peaceful protest**."
},
{
"text": "mass/street protests"
},
{
"text": "a **protest march/movement**"
},
{
"text": "Unions have called for a **day of protest** on 24 February."
},
{
"text": "The announcement raised a storm of protest."
},
{
"text": "There have been mounting protests at the treatment of asylum seekers by the government.",
"contextForm": "protest at something"
},
{
"text": "The director resigned in protest at the decision.",
"contextForm": "in protest at something"
},
{
"text": "People rioted in the streets in protest.",
"contextForm": "in protest"
},
{
"text": "protests over plans to close the museum",
"contextForm": "protest over something"
},
{
"text": "She accepted the charge without protest.",
"contextForm": "without protest"
},
{
"text": "The workers **staged a protest** against the proposed changes in their contracts.",
"contextForm": "protest against something"
},
{
"text": "They have decided not to attend the Bonn conference as a protest.",
"contextForm": "as a protest"
},
{
"text": "The strike began the day before as a protest against the proposed cuts.",
"contextForm": "as a protest against something"
},
{
"text": "The building work will go ahead, despite protests from local residents.",
"contextForm": "protest from somebody"
},
{
"text": "The country has undergone two weeks of protests by workers and students.",
"contextForm": "protest by somebody"
},
{
"text": "The Samoan team lodged a formal protest after the referee sent off the wrong player."
},
{
"text": "The announcement brought cries of protest from the crowd."
},
{
"text": "The government has made an official protest."
},
{
"text": "The new tax sparked a wave of public protest."
},
{
"text": "The party boycotted the election in protest at alleged vote rigging."
},
{
"text": "There had been a number of public protests against the new tax."
},
{
"text": "She resigned from the company board in protest at his plans."
},
{
"text": "a rooftop protest by prison inmates"
},
{
"text": "a student protest over tuition fees"
},
{
"text": "street protests by residents"
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument", "Social issues"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["angry", "strong", "violent"],
"… of protest": ["storm", "wave"],
"verb + protest": ["organize", "stage", "lead"],
"protest + noun": ["group", "movement", "demonstration"],
"preposition": ["in protest", "under protest", "without protest"],
"phrases": [
"a chorus of protest",
"a cry of protest",
"a howl of protest"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "unwillingly and after expressing disagreement",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest."
},
{
"text": "The strikers returned to work, but under protest."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprəʊtest/",
"audio": "pr/protest/protest__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprəʊtest/",
"audio": "pr/protest/protest__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘make a solemn declaration’): from Old French protester, from Latin protestari, from pro- ‘forth, publicly’ + testari ‘assert’ (from testis ‘witness’)."
}