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n.
complaint
dissent
1) to enter, file, lodge, register a protest
2) to express, voice a protest
3) to cause, draw, spark (AE), spark off (BE), trigger a protest
4) to dismiss, reject a protest
5) a strong, vigorous; weak protest (we lodged a strong protest with their government)
6) a protest against
7) a protest that + clause (the court rejected their protest that due process had not been observed)
8) in protest (to resign in protest)
9) under protest (they complied with the order under protest)
public demonstration of disapproval
10) to organize, stage a protest
11) to put down, quell a protest
12) a noisy; public protest
13) a protest against
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v.
1) to protest strongly, vigorously
2) (D; intr.) to protest about, against (to protest against a war; AE also has: to protest a war)
3) (K) we protested his being released
4) (L; to) we protested (to the mayor) that taxes were too high