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To protest is to make clear you object to something, especially if you do so publicly through demonstrations.

(verb)

An example of protest is when you deny that you feel the way that a person is accusing you of feeling.
An example of protest is when you carry signs and picket a workplace to show your disapproval for their bad labor practices.

The definition of a protest is a formal objection, such as a document or a meeting.

(noun)

An example of a protest is a group of people gathering together in a public setting to show that they don't agree with a decision made by a government body.

See protest in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to state positively; affirm solemnly; assert
☆ to make objection to; speak strongly against
to make a written declaration of the nonpayment of (a bill of exchange or a promissory note)

Origin: ME protesten < MFr protester < L protestari < pro-, pro- + testari, to affirm < testis, witness: see testify

intransitive verb

to make solemn affirmation
to express disapproval; object; dissent

noun

an objection; remonstrance
a document formally objecting to something
Law
1. a written declaration by a notary on behalf of the holder of a bill or note, showing that it has not been honored by the drawer
2. a written declaration by the master of a ship attesting to the fact that damages or losses were sustained from unavoidable natural causes, and rejecting any liability of the officers and crew
3. a declaration by a payer, esp. of a tax, disputing the legality or the amount of the payment being made

Related Forms:

protester noun or protestor

See protest in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb pro·test·ed, pro·test·ing, pro·tests

verb, transitive

To object to, especially in a formal statement. See Synonyms at object.
To promise or affirm with earnest solemnity: “He continually protested his profound respect” (Frank Norris).
Law To declare (a bill) dishonored or refused.
Archaic To proclaim or make known: “unrough youths that even now/Protest their first of manhood” (Shakespeare).

verb, intransitive

To express strong objection.
To make an earnest avowal or affirmation.

noun (prōˈtĕstˌ)

A formal declaration of disapproval or objection issued by a concerned person, group, or organization.
An individual or collective gesture or display of disapproval.
Law
a. A formal statement drawn up by a notary for a creditor declaring that the debtor has refused to accept or honor a bill.
b. A formal declaration made by a taxpayer stating that the tax demanded is illegal or excessive and reserving the right to contest it.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English protesten

Origin: , from Old French protester

Origin: , from Latin prōtestārī

Origin: : prō-, forth; see pro-¹

Origin: + testārī, to testify (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots)

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