Protest vs. Remonstrate
Protestverb
(intransitive) To make a strong objection.
‘How dare you, I protest!’; ‘The public took to the streets to protest over the planned change to the law.’;
Remonstrateverb
(intransitive) To object; to express disapproval (with, against).
Protestverb
(transitive) To affirm (something).
‘I protest my innocence.’; ‘I do protest and declare’;
Remonstrateverb
Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body.
Protestverb
To object to.
‘They protested the demolition of the school.’;
Remonstrateverb
To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval.
Protestverb
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
Remonstrateverb
To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
Protestverb
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 non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
Remonstrateverb
To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
‘I will remonstrate to you the third door.’;
Protestnoun
A formal objection, especially one by a group.
‘They lodged a protest with the authorities.’;
Remonstrateverb
To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to remonstrate against proposed taxation.
‘It is proper business of a divine to state cases of conscience, and to remonstrate against any growing corruptions in practice, and especially in principles.’;
Protestnoun
A collective gesture of disapproval: a demonstration.
‘We held a protest in front of City Hall.’;
Remonstrateverb
argue in protest or opposition
Protestverb
To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow.
‘He protest that his measures are pacific.’; ‘The lady doth protest too much, methinks.’;
Remonstrateverb
present and urge reasons in opposition
Protestverb
To make a solemn declaration (often a written one) expressive of opposition; - with against; as, he protest against your votes.
‘The conscience has power . . . to protest againts the exorbitancies of the passions.’;
Remonstrateverb
censure severely or angrily;
‘The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car’; ‘The deputy ragged the Prime Minister’; ‘The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup’;
Protestverb
To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty.
‘I will protest your cowardice.’;
Protestverb
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
‘Fiercely [they] opposedMy journey strange, with clamorous uproarProtesting fate supreme.’;
Protestnoun
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.
Protestnoun
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.
Protestnoun
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’;
Protestnoun
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Protestnoun
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’;
Protestverb
utter words of protest
Protestverb
express opposition through action or words;
‘dissent to the laws of the country’;
Protestverb
affirm or avow formally or solemnly;
‘The suspect protested his innocence’;
Protest
A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration or remonstrance) is a public expression of objection, disapproval or dissent towards an idea or action, typically a political one. Protests can take many different forms, from individual statements to mass demonstrations.
