protest
/ˈprəʊtɛst/
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pro - test -> protest
(n) ကန့်ကွက်ချက် (v) ကန့်ကွက် (n[pl]) ကန့်ကွက်ချက်များ
(က) [C] ကန့်ကွက်ချက်။ The union organized/ staged a protest against the redundancies. ❍ Parking restrictions were introduced following protests from local residents.
(ခ) [U] ကန့်ကွက်ခြင်း။ The minister resigned in protest against the decision. ❍ a protest demonstration/ march ❍ a protest vote (ie one against the party in power rather than for an opposing party).
/prǝ'test/ v
၁။ ~ (about/ against/ at sth) ကန့်ကွက်သည်။ သဘောမတူကြောင်း ပြောသည်။ They protested strongly at the cuts in public spending. ❍ Demonstrators protested against the new legislation. ❍ I really must protest—you have no right to make such an accusation. ❍ (US )A demonstration was planned to protest the mistreatment of prisoners.
၂။ ပြန်လှန်ချေပသည်။ He protested his innocence. ❍ She protested that she had never seen him before. ❍ ‘But I did tell you!’ she protested.
❏ protester n ကန့်ကွက်သူ။ ကန့်ကွက်ဆန္ဒပြသူ။ A group of protesters gathered outside the embassy.
- [protest at/against] : The organization has made a formal protest against the nuclear testing.
- [in protest] : She resigned in protest against the company’s unfair policies.
- [without protest] : He left the building without protest after the police arrived.
- [raise/provoke a storm of protest] : The decision raised a storm of protest among farmers and agricultural workers.
- Peaceful protests against the war
- Students will hold a protest this weekend outside Parliament.
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