1. Express opposition through action or words
   "Students protested against the new policies";
   - resist, dissent
    
2. Utter words of protest
   "The students protested against the tuition increase"
    
3. Affirm or avow formally or solemnly
   "The suspect protested his innocence"

1. 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"
    
2. The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
   "Students staged a protest against the new campus policies";
   - objection, dissent
    
3. A formal and solemn declaration of objection
   "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest";
   - protestation

Derived forms: protests, protesting, protested

Type of: affirm, assert, aver, avow, beef [informal], bitch [informal], complain, contradict, controvert, gripe [informal], kick [informal], kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan, objection, oppose, plain [archaic], resistance, sound off, squawk [informal], swear, verify

Encyclopedia: Protest