"protest" meaning in English

See protest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/ [UK], /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/ [US] Forms: protests [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From the Middle English verb protesten, from Old French protester, from Latin prōtestārī, present active infinitive of prōtestor, from prō + testor, from testis (“witness”). Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*tréyes}} *tréyes, {{catlangname|en|terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *tréyes}}, {{PIE word|en|tréyes}} PIE word *tréyes, {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-|*steh₂-}} [Template:root], {{der|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{m|enm|protesten}} protesten, {{der|en|fro|protester}} Old French protester, {{der|en|la|prōtestārī}} Latin prōtestārī, {{m|la|prōtestor}} prōtestor, {{m|la|prō}} prō, {{m|la|testor}} testor, {{m|la|testis||witness}} testis (“witness”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} protest (countable and uncountable, plural protests)
  1. A formal objection, especially one by a group. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (formal objection): اِعْتَرَاض (iʕtarāḍ) [masculine] (Arabic), اِحْتِجَاج (iḥtijāj) [masculine] (Arabic), բողոք (boġokʿ) (Armenian), etiraz [Roman] (Azerbaijani), protesta (Basque), пратэ́ст (pratést) [masculine] (Belarusian), এতেরাজ (eteraj) (Bengali), проте́ст (protést) [masculine] (Bulgarian), protesta [feminine] (Catalan), 抗議 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 抗议 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 抗議 (Chinese Cantonese), 抗议 (kong³ ji⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 抗議 (Chinese Mandarin), 抗议 (kàngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), protest [masculine] (Czech), protest [neuter] (Dutch), protesto (Esperanto), mótmæli [neuter] (Faroese), vastalause (Finnish), protesti (Finnish), protestation [feminine] (French), პროტესტი (ṗroṭesṭi) (Georgian), Protest [masculine] (German), Einspruch [masculine] (German), Widerspruch [masculine] (German), διαμαρτυρία (diamartyría) [feminine] (Greek), प्रतिवाद (prativād) [masculine] (Hindi), अस्वीकार (asvīkār) [masculine] (Hindi), tiltakozás (Hungarian), mótmæli [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), agóid [feminine] (Irish), protesta [feminine] (Italian), 抗議 (kōgi) (alt: こうぎ) (Japanese), プロテスト (purotesuto) (Japanese), 항의 (hang'ui) (alt: 抗議) (Korean), протест (protest) [masculine] (Macedonian), mautohetanga (Maori), porotēhi (Maori), اعتراض (e'terâz) (Persian), احتجاج (ehtejâj) (Persian), protest [masculine] (Polish), protesto [masculine] (Portuguese), проте́ст (protést) [masculine] (Russian), про̀тест [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pròtest [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), protest [masculine] (Slovak), ugovor [masculine] (Slovene), protest [masculine] (Slovene), protesta [feminine] (Spanish), protest [common-gender] (Swedish), gensaga [common-gender] [law] (Swedish), эътироз (eʾtiroz) (Tajik), నిరసన (nirasana) (Telugu), itiraz (Turkish), проте́ст (protést) [masculine] (Ukrainian), (sự) phản đối (Vietnamese), (sự) kháng nghị (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-protest-en-noun-xLW-X3jj Disambiguation of 'formal objection': 83 5 4 8
  2. A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration): protestë [feminine] (Albanian), բողոք (boġokʿ) (Armenian), manifestazio (Basque), пратэ́ст (pratést) [masculine] (Belarusian), мі́тынг (mítynh) [masculine] (Belarusian), дэманстра́цыя (demanstrácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), маніфеста́цыя (manifjestácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), проте́ст (protést) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ми́тинг (míting) [masculine] (Bulgarian), демонстра́ция (demonstrácija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 抗議 (Chinese Cantonese), 抗议 (kong³ ji⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 抗議 (Chinese Mandarin), 抗议 (kàngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), mielenosoitus (Finnish), manifestation (French), Protest [masculine] (German), Demonstration [feminine] (German), מְחָאָה (mekhaá) [feminine] (Hebrew), tüntetés (Hungarian), mótmæli [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), បាតុកម្ម (paatokam) (Khmer), protest [masculine] (Polish), demonstracja [feminine] (Polish), manifestação [feminine] (Portuguese), protest [neuter] (Romanian), miting [neuter] (Romanian), demonstrație [feminine] (Romanian), manifestație [feminine] (Romanian), проте́ст (protést) [masculine] (Russian), ми́тинг (míting) [masculine] (Russian), демонстра́ция (demonstrácija) [feminine] (Russian), манифеста́ция (manifestácija) [feminine] (Russian), manifestación [feminine] (Spanish), การประท้วง (gaan-bprà-túuang) (Thai), protesto (Turkish), проте́ст (protést) [masculine] (Ukrainian), мі́тинг (mítynh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), демонстра́ція (demonstrácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), маніфеста́ція (manifestácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), (cuộc) biểu tình (Vietnamese), protest [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-protest-en-noun-p00Di8sv Disambiguation of Collectives: 2 42 13 8 2 0 4 5 22 2 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 10 32 9 1 1 6 2 30 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 12 29 9 2 1 5 2 29 6 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 4 14 17 11 4 3 15 5 19 8 Disambiguation of 'collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration': 3 85 5 7
  3. The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill): maksukehotus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-protest-en-noun-6z1gPd0- Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 10 32 9 1 1 6 2 30 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 12 29 9 2 1 5 2 29 6 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 4 14 17 11 4 3 15 5 19 8 Disambiguation of 'noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill': 1 2 95 2
  4. A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (written declaration stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.): meriselitys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-protest-en-noun-WXfP91j9 Categories (other): English heteronyms Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 4 14 17 11 4 3 15 5 19 8 Disambiguation of 'written declaration stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.': 3 5 5 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dissent, objection, protestation

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/ [UK], /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/ [US], /pɹəˈtɛst/ Audio: en-us-protest-noun.ogg [General-American], en-us-protest-verb.ogg [US] Forms: protests [present, singular, third-person], protesting [participle, present], protested [participle, past], protested [past]
enPR: prōʹtĕst, prə.tĕstʹ Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From the Middle English verb protesten, from Old French protester, from Latin prōtestārī, present active infinitive of prōtestor, from prō + testor, from testis (“witness”). Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*tréyes}} *tréyes, {{catlangname|en|terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *tréyes}}, {{PIE word|en|tréyes}} PIE word *tréyes, {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-|*steh₂-}} [Template:root], {{der|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{m|enm|protesten}} protesten, {{der|en|fro|protester}} Old French protester, {{der|en|la|prōtestārī}} Latin prōtestārī, {{m|la|prōtestor}} prōtestor, {{m|la|prō}} prō, {{m|la|testor}} testor, {{m|la|testis||witness}} testis (“witness”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} protest (third-person singular simple present protests, present participle protesting, simple past and past participle protested)
  1. (intransitive) To make a strong objection. Tags: intransitive Translations (to make a strong objection): اِعْتَرَضَ (iʕtaraḍa) (Arabic), اِحْتَجَّ (iḥtajja) (Arabic), առարկել (aṙarkel) (Armenian), բողոքել (boġokʿel) (Armenian), etiraz etmək (Azerbaijani), пратэстава́ць (pratestavácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), протести́рам (protestíram) [imperfective, perfective] (Bulgarian), protestar (Catalan), 抗議 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 抗议 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 抗議 (Chinese Cantonese), 抗议 (kong³ ji⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 抗議 (Chinese Mandarin), 抗议 (kàngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), protestovat (Czech), protesteren (Dutch), protesti (Esperanto), vastustaa (Finnish), protestoida (Finnish), protester (French), პროტესტის გამოცხადება (ṗroṭesṭis gamocxadeba) (Georgian), protestieren (German), demonstrieren (German), διαμαρτύρομαι (diamartýromai) (Greek), מחאה (m"chá'ah) [feminine] (Hebrew), tiltakozik (Hungarian), mótmæla (Icelandic), revoltar (Ido), agóid (Irish), protestare (Italian), 抗議する (kōgi suru) (alt: こうぎする) (Japanese), តវ៉ា (tɑɑ vaa) (Khmer), 항의하다 (hang'uihada) (Korean), reclāmō (Latin), протести́ра (protestíra) [imperfective, perfective] (Macedonian), mautohe (Maori), porotēhi (Maori), porotēhe (Maori), protestere (Norwegian), اعتراض کردن (e'terâz kardan) (Persian), protestować [imperfective] (Polish), zaprotestować [perfective] (Polish), protestar (Portuguese), protesta (Romanian), протестова́ть (protestovátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), tog fianais (Scottish Gaelic), протестовати [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), protestovati [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), protestirati [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), prosvjedovati [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), prosvedovati [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), protestovať [imperfective] (Slovak), ugovarjati (Slovene), protestirati (Slovene), protestar (Spanish), inlägga protest (Swedish), protestera (Swedish), నిరసించు (nirasiñcu) (Telugu), ค้าน (káan) (Thai), ประท้วง (bprà-túuang) (Thai), ติง (dting) (Thai), คัดค้าน (kát-káan) (Thai), протестува́ти (protestuváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), biểu tình (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-protest-en-verb-l03Bal28 Disambiguation of 'to make a strong objection': 87 0 1 0 8 4
  2. (transitive) To affirm (something). Tags: transitive Translations (to affirm): vakuuttaa (Finnish), kijelent (Hungarian), hangoztat (Hungarian), megerősít (Hungarian), áitigh (Irish), торже́ственно заявля́ть (toržéstvenno zajavljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), кля́твенно заверя́ть (kljátvenno zaverjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), уверя́ть (uverjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), proclamar (Spanish), bedyra (Swedish), försäkra (Swedish), cam đoan (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-protest-en-verb-xg0jtcko Disambiguation of 'to affirm': 1 76 0 14 4 6
  3. (transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To object to. Tags: Canada, US, transitive Translations (mostly US: to object to): vastustaa (Finnish), protestoida (Finnish), Einspruch erheben (German), Einwände äußern (German), revoltigar (Ido), ចំទាស់ (cɑmtoah) (Khmer), protestere (Norwegian), protestirati (Slovene), ugovarjati (Slovene), oponerse (Spanish), objetar (Spanish), protestera mot (Swedish), phản đối (Vietnamese), phản kháng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-protest-en-verb-tH9tQpgH Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 4 14 17 11 4 3 15 5 19 8 Disambiguation of 'mostly US: to object to': 2 0 96 0 2 0
  4. To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
    Sense id: en-protest-en-verb-x0GJvORu
  5. (law, transitive) to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-protest-en-verb-ZQSvGDas Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 18 8 48 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 10 32 9 1 1 6 2 30 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 12 29 9 2 1 5 2 29 6 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 4 14 17 11 4 3 15 5 19 8 Topics: law
  6. (obsolete, transitive) To publish; to make known. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-protest-en-verb-NsP4fz4-

Inflected forms

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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṗroṭesṭis gamocxadeba",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "პროტესტის გამოცხადება"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "protestieren"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "demonstrieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diamartýromai",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "διαμαρτύρομαι"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "m\"chá'ah",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "מחאה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "tiltakozik"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "mótmæla"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
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          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "revoltar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "agóid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "protestare"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kōgi suru",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "抗議する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "tɑɑ vaa",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "តវ៉ា"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "hang'uihada",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "항의하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "reclāmō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "protestíra",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "tags": [
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            "perfective"
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "mautohe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "porotēhi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "porotēhe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "protestere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "e'terâz kardan",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "اعتراض کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "protestować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zaprotestować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "protestar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "protesta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "protestovátʹ",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "протестова́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "tog fianais"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "протестовати"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "protestovati"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "prosvjedovati"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "prosvedovati"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "protestovať"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "protestirati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "es",
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          "word": "protestar"
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          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "protestera"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "nirasiñcu",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "నిరసించు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "káan",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "ค้าน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "bprà-túuang",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "ประท้วง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "dting",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "ติง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "kát-káan",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "คัดค้าน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "protestuváty",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "протестува́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 0 1 0 8 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to make a strong objection",
          "word": "biểu tình"
        }
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        {
          "text": "I protest my innocence.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "I do protest and declare …",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "To affirm (something)."
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        "(transitive) To affirm (something)."
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          "_dis1": "1 76 0 14 4 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to affirm",
          "word": "vakuuttaa"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 76 0 14 4 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to affirm",
          "word": "kijelent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 76 0 14 4 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to affirm",
          "word": "hangoztat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 76 0 14 4 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to affirm",
          "word": "megerősít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 76 0 14 4 6",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to affirm",
          "word": "áitigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 76 0 14 4 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "toržéstvenno zajavljátʹ",
          "sense": "to affirm",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "торже́ственно заявля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 76 0 14 4 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kljátvenno zaverjátʹ",
          "sense": "to affirm",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "кля́твенно заверя́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 76 0 14 4 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uverjátʹ",
          "sense": "to affirm",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "уверя́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 76 0 14 4 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to affirm",
          "word": "proclamar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 76 0 14 4 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to affirm",
          "word": "bedyra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 76 0 14 4 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to affirm",
          "word": "försäkra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 76 0 14 4 6",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to affirm",
          "word": "cam đoan"
        }
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          "kind": "other",
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          "text": "They protested the demolition of the school.",
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        "To object to."
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          "US",
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        [
          "object",
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        "(transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To object to."
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          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "vastustaa"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "protestoida"
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          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "Einspruch erheben"
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          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "Einwände äußern"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
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          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "revoltigar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "km",
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          "roman": "cɑmtoah",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "ចំទាស់"
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          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "protestere"
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          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "protestirati"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "ugovarjati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "oponerse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "objetar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "protestera mot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "phản đối"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 96 0 2 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
          "word": "phản kháng"
        }
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        "To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to."
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        "to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix."
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        "(law, transitive) to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix."
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        "To publish; to make known."
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        "(obsolete, transitive) To publish; to make known."
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        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/",
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        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəˈtɛst/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛst"
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      "enpr": "prōʹtĕst"
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    {
      "enpr": "prə.tĕstʹ"
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}

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dirty protest"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "methinks the lady doth protest too much"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "methinks thou dost protest too much"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Protestant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "protestation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "protester"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "protest march"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "protest song"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "protest too much"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "protest vote"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "the lady doth protest too much"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "under protest"
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      "name": "catlangname"
    },
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        "4": "*steh₂-"
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      "name": "root"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
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      "name": "der"
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          "text": "All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.",
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          "ref": "2020 July 13, Austin Ramzy, Elaine Yu, Tiffany May, “Hong Kong Voters Defy Beijing, Endorsing Protest Leaders in Primary”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-07-14",
          "text": "Sage Ip, a 29-year-old flight attendant who cast her ballot on Sunday in the Sai Ying Pun district, said she voted in the primary because she was worried that she would never get a chance to do so again. “Voting is something that is still within our capacity. We can’t express ourselves at protests anymore.”",
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      "word": "առարկել"
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      "word": "protestar"
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      "code": "yue",
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      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "抗議"
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "kong³ ji⁵",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "抗议"
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      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
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      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "抗議"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kàngyì",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "抗议"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "protestovat"
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      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "protesteren"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "protesti"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "vastustaa"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "protestoida"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "protester"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗroṭesṭis gamocxadeba",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "პროტესტის გამოცხადება"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "demonstrieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diamartýromai",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "διαμαρτύρομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "m\"chá'ah",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מחאה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "tiltakozik"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "mótmæla"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "revoltar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "agóid"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "protestare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうぎする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōgi suru",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "抗議する"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tɑɑ vaa",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "តវ៉ា"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hang'uihada",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "항의하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "reclāmō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "protestíra",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "протести́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "mautohe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "porotēhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "porotēhe"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "protestere"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "e'terâz kardan",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "اعتراض کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "protestować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zaprotestować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "protestar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "protesta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "protestovátʹ",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "протестова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "tog fianais"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "протестовати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "protestovati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "protestirati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "prosvjedovati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "prosvedovati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "protestovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "ugovarjati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "protestirati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "protestar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "inlägga protest"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "protestera"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "nirasiñcu",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "నిరసించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "káan",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "ค้าน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bprà-túuang",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "ประท้วง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dting",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "ติง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kát-káan",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "คัดค้าน"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "protestuváty",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "протестува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to make a strong objection",
      "word": "biểu tình"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to affirm",
      "word": "vakuuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to affirm",
      "word": "kijelent"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to affirm",
      "word": "hangoztat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to affirm",
      "word": "megerősít"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to affirm",
      "word": "áitigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "toržéstvenno zajavljátʹ",
      "sense": "to affirm",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "торже́ственно заявля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kljátvenno zaverjátʹ",
      "sense": "to affirm",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "кля́твенно заверя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uverjátʹ",
      "sense": "to affirm",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "уверя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to affirm",
      "word": "proclamar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to affirm",
      "word": "bedyra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to affirm",
      "word": "försäkra"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to affirm",
      "word": "cam đoan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "vastustaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "protestoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "Einspruch erheben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "Einwände äußern"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "revoltigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "cɑmtoah",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "ចំទាស់"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "protestere"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "protestirati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "ugovarjati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "oponerse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "objetar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "protestera mot"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "phản đối"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mostly US: to object to",
      "word": "phản kháng"
    }
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    "protest"
  ],
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}

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          "text": "All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.",
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          "ref": "2020 July 13, Austin Ramzy, Elaine Yu, Tiffany May, “Hong Kong Voters Defy Beijing, Endorsing Protest Leaders in Primary”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-07-14",
          "text": "Sage Ip, a 29-year-old flight attendant who cast her ballot on Sunday in the Sai Ying Pun district, said she voted in the primary because she was worried that she would never get a chance to do so again. “Voting is something that is still within our capacity. We can’t express ourselves at protests anymore.”",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "iʕtarāḍ",
      "sense": "formal objection",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "iḥtijāj",
      "sense": "formal objection",
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      "word": "اِحْتِجَاج"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "boġokʿ",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "բողոք"
    },
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
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      "word": "etiraz"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "protesta"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pratést",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пратэ́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "eteraj",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "এতেরাজ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "protést",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проте́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "protesta"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "抗議"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "kong³ ji⁵",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "抗议"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "抗議"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "抗议"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "抗議"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kàngyì",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "抗议"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "protest"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "protest"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "protesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mótmæli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "vastalause"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "protesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "protestation"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗroṭesṭi",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "პროტესტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Protest"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Einspruch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Widerspruch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diamartyría",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "διαμαρτυρία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "prativād",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "प्रतिवाद"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "asvīkār",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "अस्वीकार"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "tiltakozás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mótmæli"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "agóid"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "protesta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうぎ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōgi",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "抗議"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "purotesuto",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "プロテスト"
    },
    {
      "alt": "抗議",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hang'ui",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "항의"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "protest",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "протест"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "mautohetanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "porotēhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "e'terâz",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "اعتراض"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ehtejâj",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "احتجاج"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "protest"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "protesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "protést",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проте́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "про̀тест"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pròtest"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "protest"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ugovor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "protest"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "protesta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "protest"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "gensaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "eʾtiroz",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "эътироз"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "nirasana",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "నిరసన"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "itiraz"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "protést",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проте́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "(sự) phản đối"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "formal objection",
      "word": "(sự) kháng nghị"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "protestë"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "boġokʿ",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "բողոք"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "manifestazio"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pratést",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пратэ́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mítynh",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мі́тынг"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "demanstrácyja",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дэманстра́цыя"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "manifjestácyja",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "маніфеста́цыя"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "protést",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проте́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "míting",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ми́тинг"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "demonstrácija",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "демонстра́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "抗議"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "kong³ ji⁵",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "抗议"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "抗議"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kàngyì",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "抗议"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "mielenosoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "manifestation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Protest"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Demonstration"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mekhaá",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מְחָאָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "tüntetés"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mótmæli"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "paatokam",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "បាតុកម្ម"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "protest"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demonstracja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "manifestação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "protest"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "miting"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demonstrație"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "manifestație"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "protést",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проте́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "míting",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ми́тинг"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "demonstrácija",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "демонстра́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "manifestácija",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "манифеста́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "manifestación"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaan-bprà-túuang",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "การประท้วง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "protesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "protést",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проте́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mítynh",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мі́тинг"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "demonstrácija",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "демонстра́ція"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "manifestácija",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "маніфеста́ція"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "word": "(cuộc) biểu tình"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration — see also demonstration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "protest"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill",
      "word": "maksukehotus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "written declaration stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.",
      "word": "meriselitys"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "protest"
  ],
  "word": "protest"
}
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