protest
pro-test / prə-tĕst, prō-tĕst , prō-tĕst
noun 1. a public gathering or march for people to express their opposition to something What makes America great is peaceful protests and exercising your constitutional rights. Matthew Dowd, 1961 - 2. an explicit, public announcement of opinion and usually of disagreement Sarcasm is the protest of the weak. John Knowles. 1926 – 2001 3. the act of making a strong objection or indication of disagreement or disapproval I learned early that crying out in protest could accomplish things. Malcolm X, 1925 – 1965 4. a complaint, objection or formal disagreement Before she could utter her protest he had started down the trail toward the house. From "Brand Blotters" by William MacLeod Raine, 1871 - 1954 verb 1. to disagree strongly, to object There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. Elie Wiesel, 1928 - 2016 2. to take part in a public demonstration in opposition When individuals get crowbars and start prying open doors to loot, they're not protesting…They’re stealing. Barack Obama, 1961 - 3. to sincerely promise or affirm Protest long enough that you are right, and you will be wrong. Yiddish Proverb 4. to express disapproval or raise an objection It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest. Abraham Lincoln, 1809 – 1865 5. (archaic) to publicly announce And many unrough youths that even now Protest their first of manhood. From “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616 etymology From the Latin verb protestor (made up of the prefix pro-(for) and the verb testor, testari, testatus (bear witness) through the Old French verb protester and the Middle English verb protesten. Thank you to Allen Ward for providing this etymology.