{
    "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’)."
}