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

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

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.

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