protest movement

collocation in English

meaningsofprotestandmovement

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protest
noun
uk
/ˈprəʊ.test/us
/ˈproʊ.test/
a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval, ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofprotestandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Such unsporting conduct drew international ire and led to the formation of a strongprotestmovement.
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It was apparent that theprotestmovementhad been a defining moment in their lives.
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The regime realised that thatprotestmovementcould only be ended by military force.
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Throughout the route every constituency and every threatened part of each constituency contains a growingprotestmovement.
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The shambles imposed on our society is organised by those indulging in theprotestmovement.
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The difficulty is that we must move beyond theprotestmovementto come up with solutions.
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The same undertaking has been given by the leaders of theprotestmovement; there will be no further delay.
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Theprotestmovementwhich is now only smouldering will fire into flame.
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If it had been introduced many years before, the venom would have gone out of theprotestmovement.
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I think that a greatprotestmovementof this kind is difficult to counter.
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There are all sorts of possible sources for the reports, and one is indeed theprotestmovement.
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I do not think anyprotestmovementwould get very far in persuading the management not to carry that out.
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There was aprotestmovement.
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They were caught unawares by theprotestmovementagainst the rising price of fuel, which threatened a winter of discontent as destructive as the events of 20 years ago.
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I applaud their courage and determination during the demonstrations and condemn the way in which the peacefulprotestmovementwas violently repressed, resulting in over 100 deaths.
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I cannot help but be struck by the remarkable similarity between the naive arguments of the peaceprotestmovementin the 1930s and the arguments used today.
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These "mairies annexes" became the focus of theprotestmovement.
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In 1986, the fifth festival marked the peak of theprotestmovementagainst the plant.
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The need for increased citizen control over political decision-making has also been identified as a key (but sometimes forgotten) demand of theprotestmovement.
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Despite forming concurrent to the studentprotestmovementof 1968, the magazine's content was not explicitly political in its first years.
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