formal protest

collocation in English

meaningsofformalandprotest

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formal
adjective
uk
/ˈfɔː.məl/us
/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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protest
noun
uk
/ˈprəʊ.test/us
/ˈproʊ.test/
a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval, ...
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(Definition offormalandprotestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofformal protest

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If so, does it propose to make anyformalprotest?
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I asked whether there had been anyformalprotest.
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We are put in the position of making aformalprotest.
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My colleagues in the other place made aformalprotest.
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Every form of articulate andformalprotestwould be made.
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I take note of yourformalprotestbut the amendments remain inadmissible.
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Until these terms have been announced, it is of course impossible to judge whether aformalprotestwould be justified.
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When asked for an explanation he said that he was making a strictlyformalprotestagainst the beastly row which the nightingales were making.
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Has there been aformalprotest?
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The bill would create a $5,000 dollar fee to lodge aformalprotestof leases or drilling permits awarded to oil and gas producers.
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Noformalprotestwas made against the team and no action was taken against them by the sporting authorities.
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This was aformalprotestagainst the weakness of those who had been persuaded to drive him out.
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Forty-seven formal protests have been made in 26 foreign countries.
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Formal protests have been received from three county education authorities.
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They include informal discussions, formal protests through diplomatic channels and the negotiation of shipping clauses in commercial treaties and trade agreements.
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No one can quarrel with the proposition that suitable diplomatic opportunities should be seized and that informal approaches may often be more productive than formal protests.
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Formal protests were filed and diplomatic negotiations held, but nothing ever came of them.
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