Betekenis van protest In het Nederlands

• 0 a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval, or opposition:

  • Protests have been made/registered by many people who would be affected by the proposed changes.

  • A formal protest was made by the German team about their disqualification from the relay final.

  • Conservation groups have united in protest against the planned new road.

  • a public protest against the war

  • a peaceful/violent protest

  • I only went to the meeting under protest.

• 1 to show that you disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc.:

  • A big crowd of demonstrators were protesting against cuts in health spending.

  • especially US Outside, a group of students were protesting research cuts.

  • Lots of people protested about the new working hours.

  • They protested bitterly to their employers, but to no avail.

  • [ + that ] A young girl was crying, protesting that she didn't want to leave her mother.

  • All through the trial he protested his innocence (= strongly said he was not guilty).

• 2 a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval, or opposition:

  • [ U ] Three board members walked out of the meeting in protest.

  • [ C ] A protest against capital punishment was held outside the courthouse.

  • [ U ] He paid the tax under protest to avoid a penalty.

• 3 to express disagreement with, disapproval of, or opposition to something by complaining strongly about it:

  • [ I/T ] Groups of students have been protesting (against) the tuition increase.

• 4 a strong complaint against something, or the act of complaining strongly about it:

  • an angry/big/formal protest The chief executive of the troubled company gave up a £2.8m bonus package after big protests.

  • in protest against/at sth He resigned in protest at the refusal to privatise the airline.

  • The length of directors' contracts attracted a storm of protest from small shareholders at last year's annual meeting.

• 5 an occasion when people show that they disagree strongly with something by standing together and shouting and carrying signs, especially on the streets:

  • hold/organize/stage a protest Shareholders held protests against the takeover bid outside the Stock Exchange.

  • spark/trigger a protest The plan sparked days of street protests.

  • a large/mass/peaceful protest

  • a protest demonstration/march

• 6 if something is done under protest, it is done unwillingly:

  • In the cruise-ship industry, some companies are paying sales tax under protest, and some aren't paying at all.

• 7 to say or do something to show that you are against something:

  • protest about/at sth Shareholders of the telecoms company are being urged to protest about a £10million bonus given to the chief executive.

  • protest against sth Local entrepreneurs banded together and called a strike to protest against an increase in local taxes.

  • US protest a proposal/decision

• 8 to say very forcefully that something is true:

  • protest that Industry lobbyists protest that the charges on small loans would drive lenders out of business.