protest

Speech parts

1. protest - Noun

2. protest - Verb

Meaning

To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow.

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

To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty.

To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dissent objection protestation opposition challenge demonstration resist declare rally assert complaint disapproval outcry profess grievance
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Antonyms

annunciation back support further allow covenant
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Hypernyms

swan resistance plain kick assert oppose

Hyponyms

march rise strike arise demonstrate demonstration

Phrases with the word

under protest the lady doth protest too much the lady doth protest too much, methinks methinks the lady doth protest too much methinks thou dost protest too much protest against

Derivatives

protested protesting

Anagrams

spotter strepto

Examples

The lady doth protest too much, methinks. William Shakespeare

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason. Elie Wiesel

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him. Bayard Rustin

One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the 1st Amendment. William O. Douglas

To protest and knock one's head against the wall is what everybody can do. Italian Proverb

Protest long enough that you are right, and you will be wrong. Yiddish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Proterozoic aeon Proterozoic eon protervity protest against protest at protest march