Definitions of Protest [ˌprɒt ər əˈzoʊ ɪk, ˌproʊ tər-]

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Definition of 'Protest'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) protest
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid.

2. (v.i.) protest
to give manifest expression to objection or disapproval; remonstrate.

3.  protest
to make solemn or earnest declaration.

4. (v.t.) protest
to make a protest or remonstrance against; object to.

5.  protest
to say in protest or remonstrance.

6.  protest
to declare solemnly or earnestly.

Etymology: (1350–1400; (n.) ME < MF (F protêt), der. of protester to protest < L prōtestārī to declare publicly)

Definition of 'Protest'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) protest, protestation
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
"they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution"

2. (noun) protest, objection, dissent
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

3. (verb) protest
the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval
"he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall"

4. (verb) protest
utter words of protest

5. (verb) protest, resist, dissent
express opposition through action or words
"dissent to the laws of the country"

6. (verb) protest
affirm or avow formally or solemnly
"The suspect protested his innocence"

Definition of 'Protest'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) protest
the expression of strong disagreement
They left the meeting in protest at the decision.; complaints and protests from viewers

2. protest
an occasion when people go to a public place to express opposition
anti-war protests

3. (verb) protest
to express opposition to sth in public
thousands of people protesting (against) the war

4. protest
to insist sth is true
"I'll never do it again," he protested.

Definition of 'Protest'

Webster Dictionary

1.  Protest
a solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal objection against some act; especially, a formal and solemn declaration, in writing, of dissent from the proceedings of a legislative body; as, the protest of lords in Parliament

2.  Protest
a solemn declaration in writing, in due form, made by a notary public, usually under his notarial seal, on behalf of the holder of a bill or note, protesting against all parties liable for any loss or damage by the nonacceptance or nonpayment of the bill, or by the nonpayment of the note, as the case may be

3.  Protest
a declaration made by the master of a vessel before a notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his arrival in port after a disaster, stating the particulars of it, and showing that any damage or loss sustained was not owing to the fault of the vessel, her officers or crew, but to the perils of the sea, etc., ads the case may be, and protesting against them

4.  Protest
a declaration made by a party, before or while paying a tax, duty, or the like, demanded of him, which he deems illegal, denying the justice of the demand, and asserting his rights and claims, in order to show that the payment was not voluntary

5. (verb) Protest
to affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow

6. (verb) Protest
to make a solemn declaration (often a written one) expressive of opposition; -- with against; as, he protest against your votes

7. (verb) Protest
to make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty

8. (verb) Protest
to call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to

Translation of 'Protest'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to express a strong objection They are protesting against the new law.
Afrikaans: protesteer	Arabic: يَعْتَرِض، يَحْتَج	Bulgarian: протестирам
Brazilian: protestar	Czech: protestovat, namítat	German: protestieren
Danish: protestere	Greek: διαμαρτύρομαι	Spanish: protestar (contra)
Estonian: rahulolematust avaldama	Farsi: اعتراض کردن	Finnish: protestoida
French: protester (contre)	Hebrew: לִמחוֹת	Hindi: विरोध प्रकट करना, प्रतिवा
Hungarian: tiltakozik	Indonesian: protes	Icelandic: mótmæla
Italian: protestare	Japanese: 抗議する	Korean: 항의하다
Lithuanian: protestuoti	Latvian: protestēt	Malay: membantah
Dutch: protesteren	Norwegian: protestere/demonstrere mo	Polish: protestować
Persian: اعتراض کردن	Pashto: احتجاج كول، اعتراض كول	Portuguese: protestar
Romanian: a protesta (împotriva)	Russian: протестовать	Slovak: protestovať
Slovenian: ugovarjati	Serbian: protestvovati	Swedish: protestera
Thai: ประท้วง	Turkish: protesto etmek	Taiwanese: 反對，抗議
Ukrainian: протестувати; заперечуват	Urdu: احتجاج کرنا	Vietnamese: phản đối
Chinese: 反对，抗议
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