violent protest

collocation in English

meaningsofviolentandprotest

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violent
adjective
uk
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/us
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/
using force to hurt ...
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protest
noun
uk
/ˈprəʊ.test/us
/ˈproʊ.test/
a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval, ...
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(Definition ofviolentandprotestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofviolent protest

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That caused the mostviolentprotesttoo.
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Violentprotestby radicals also occur in the name of causes apparently isolated from public sentiments.
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Angered by the deaths and illnesses, villagers took to the streets in many parts of the district inviolentprotest.
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Although the university had lost their suit, the decision was reverted because of the university'sviolentprotest.
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Paradoxically, then, the presence of the police madeviolentprotestsafe, limiting the damage an unarmed, ill-coordinated crowd could do.
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Occasionally, the court may have drawn a line atviolentprotest.
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I think that usingviolentprotestfor just ends is not so much a principle as a strategy in certain circumstances.
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It would have been a moreviolentprotestthan we have heard so far.
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It is a reminder that humour and ridicule can on occasions be much more effective thanviolentprotest.
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I did not suggest that there had been anyviolentprotest.
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Clearly, protest is part of democracy, butviolentprotestis not part of democracy.
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If they did, and if aviolentprotestwas in prospect, what they saw would have done absolutely nothing to discourage them.
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Those engaged inviolentprotestshould expect to face the full rigour of the law.
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I do not know why, because, whenever they are used, there isviolentprotestfrom the naval authorities.
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