 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
protest
noun
1: 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" [syn: {protestation}]
2: the act of protesting; a public (often organized)
manifestation of dissent [syn: {objection}, {dissent}]
3: 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"
verb
1: utter words of protest
2: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the
laws of the country" [syn: {resist}, {dissent}]
3: affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested
his innocence"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Protest \Pro*test"\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Protested}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Protesting}.] [F. protester, L. protestari, pro
before + testari to be a witness, testis a witness. See
{Testify}.]
1. To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness;
to declare solemnly; to avow.
He protest that his measures are pacific. --Landor.
The lady doth protest too much, methinks. --Shak.
2. To make a solemn declaration (often a written one)
expressive of opposition; -- with against; as, he protest
against your votes. --Denham.
The conscience has power . . . to protest againts
the exorbitancies of the passions. --Shak.
Syn: To affirm; asseverate; assert; aver; attest; testify;
declare; profess. See {Affirm}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Protest \Pro"test\, noun [Cf. F. prot[^e]t, It. protesto. See
{Protest}, v.]
1. 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. (Law)
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
(c) 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. --Story. --Kent.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Protest \Pro*test"\, verb (used with an object)
1. To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to
proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty.
I will protest your cowardice. --Shak.
2. To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove
an affirmation; to appeal to.
Fiercely [they] opposed
My journey strange, with clamorous uproar
Protesting fate supreme. --Milton.
{To protest a bill} or {To protest a note} (Law), 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 the nonacceptance or the nonpayment of
the bill or note, as the case may be. This should be made
by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to
affix. --Kent. --Story.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
348 Moby Thesaurus words for "protest":
affirm, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, allege, announce,
announcement, annunciate, annunciation, argue, assert, assertion,
assever, asseverate, asseveration, aver, averment, avouch,
avouchment, avow, avowal, bad debt, ban, bashfulness,
be at cross-purposes, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch,
bitching, blackball, blackballing, boggle, boggling, boycott,
break bounds, break step, call in question, categorically reject,
challenge, combat, combative reaction, complain, complain loudly,
complaining, complaint, compunction, conclusion, confirm, confront,
contend, contend with, contrariety, counter, counteract,
counteraction, countervail, counterwork, creed, cross,
cry out against, declaration, declare, default, defection,
defiance, delinquence, delinquency, demonstrate,
demonstrate against, demonstration, demur, demurral, demurrer,
denial, deny, depose, destructive criticism, deviation, dictum,
difficulty, diffidence, dim view, disaccord, disaccordance,
disagree, disagreement, disallow, disappointment, disapprobation,
disapproval, disapprove, disapprove of, disclaim, disclaimer,
disconformity, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment,
disenchantment, disesteem, disfavor, disgruntlement, dishonor,
dishonoring, disillusion, disillusionment, displeasure, dispute,
disrespect, dissatisfaction, dissent, dissent from, dissentience,
distaste, drop out, enter a protest, enunciate, enunciation,
except, exception, exclude, exclusion, expostulate, expostulation,
express, face down, face out, face up to, falter, faltering,
faultfinding, fight, fractiousness, front, frown at, frown down,
frown upon, go against, grievance, grievance committee, grimace at,
gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouse, grousing, grumble,
grumbling, have, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, hold, holler,
howl, inaccordance, incongruity, inconsistency, indignation,
indignation meeting, insist, insist on, inveigh against,
involuntarily, ipse dixit, issue a manifesto, join the opposition,
kick, kick against, kicking, lay down, levant, look askance at,
look black upon, low estimation, low opinion, maintain,
make a stand, make waves, manifesto, march, meet head-on, modesty,
murmuring, negativism, noncompliance, nonconcurrence, nonconform,
nonconformance, nonconformism, nonconformity, noncooperation,
nondischarge of debts, nonobservance, nonpayment, nonremittal,
nonviolent protest, not abide, not approve, not comply,
not conform, not go for, not hear of, not hold with, not pay,
object, object to, objection, obstinacy, offer resistance, oppose,
opposition, opposure, opt out, originality, ostracism, ostracize,
passive resistance, pause, peeve, peevishness, pet peeve,
petulance, picket, picketing, play at cross-purposes, position,
position paper, positive declaration, predicate, predication,
press objections, proclaim, proclamation, profess, profession,
pronounce, pronouncement, proposition, protest demonstration,
protestation, protested bill, put, put it, qualm,
qualm of conscience, qualmishness, querulousness, question,
raise a howl, rally, reaction, rebuff, recalcitrance,
recalcitrancy, recalcitrate, recalcitration, recoil, recusance,
recusancy, refractoriness, refuse to pay, reject, rejection,
reluct, reluctance, reluctantly, remonstrance, remonstrate,
remonstration, renitence, renitency, repellence, repellency,
repudiate, repudiation, repulse, repulsion, resist, resistance,
revolt, rock the boat, run against, run counter to, say, say no to,
say-so, saying, scolding, scruple, scrupulosity, scrupulousness,
set down, show fight, shrinking, shyness, sit in, sit-in, sniping,
speak, speak out, speak up, squawk, squawking, stance, stand,
stand at bay, stand for, stand on, stand up against, stand up to,
state, statement, stickling, stop payment, strike, strive against,
submit, take exception, take exception to, take issue with,
teach in, teach-in, think ill of, think little of, thumb down,
thumbs-down, traverse, uncollectible, unconformity,
uncooperativeness, under protest, unhappiness, unwillingly,
utterance, view with disfavor, vote against, vouch, welsh, whining,
withstand, withstanding, word, yapping, yell bloody murder
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