protest action
Collective public objection
Protest action is organized activity intended to express opposition or demand change—marches, strikes, sit-ins, boycotts, or civil disobedience.
The term appears frequently in news coverage and political discourse, often as a neutral umbrella for various forms of demonstration: The union announced protest action if negotiations failed.
Protest action shut down the capital for three days.
- activistsPeople working for causes
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
- hunger strikeProtest through refusing food
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
march · organizers · civil disobedience · public awareness · arrests · environmental concerns · political reform · freedom of speech · human rights · legal reform · unions · rally · boycott · labor rights · civil rights · media coverage · nonviolent resistance · peaceful assembly
protest actionacquiescence
Unresisting acceptance
compliance · submission · resignation · passivity · complacency
protest actionendorsement
Formal expression of support
backing · affirmation · approval · celebration · solidarity march
protest actionlaw enforcement
Upholding legal codes
cooperation · compliance · peacekeeping · order · stability
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