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protest

n. (objection)

objection, dissent

n. the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

protest

v. utter words of protest

affirm formally, avow solemnly

v. affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"

dissent, resist

v. express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"

charge, billing

n. request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"

charge, commission, direction

n. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"

grievance

n. a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

renunciation, repudiation, renouncement

n. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"

strike, work stoppage

n. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"

rally

n. (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"

walkout

n. a strike in which the workers walk out

demur, except

v. take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"

object, express objections, raise an objection

v. express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"

declare, state clearly

v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

propound, put forward

v. put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

profess

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

picket, post pickets, serve as pickets

v. serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs"

boycott

v. refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

renounce, repudiate

v. cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

refuse to acknowledge, disavow

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

disclaim, renounce title to

v. renounce a legal claim or title to

discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

disinherit, disown

v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

condemn, judge unfit, declare unfit

v. declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

discount, disregard, ignore, brush off, dismiss, brush aside, push aside

v. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

disregard, neglect, slight, ignore, cold-shoulder

v. have no respect for

refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

concur, agree

v. be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"

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