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protester

/prəˈtɛstə/

US pronunciation

American sound/prəˈtɛstə/

prəˈtɛstə

Syllables: 3 syllables
Stress: 2nd syllable stress
Vowel: Schwa vowel
Ending: Final r is pronounced in US English

prə - ˈtɛstə -> protester

Myanmar meaning

(n) ကန့်ကွက်သူ။

Full entry

protest /'prǝƱtest/ n

(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.

More examples

[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.

Synonyms

complaint, objection, gripe, remonstration, dissent, dispute, disapproval, affirm, announce, assert, asseverate, attest, avouch, avow, back-talk, be against, be displeased by, bellyache, big stink, blackball, blast, buck, campaign, challenge, claim, clamor, combat, complain, constate, contend, cry out, declaration, declare, demonstrate, demonstration, demur, demurral, difficulty, disagree, except, expostulate, fight, flak, formal complaint, grievance, grouse, holler, howl, insist, inveigh against, kick, knock, maintain, make a stink, make an objection, march, moan, moratorium, nix, object, oppose, outcry, picket, predicate, profess, protestation, put up a fight, question, rally, rebel, remonstrance, remonstrate, resist, revolt, riot, say no, sound off, squawk, stink, strike, take exception, testify, thumbs down, tumult, turmoil, voice disapproval, walkout, work to rule

Antonyms

accept, acceptance, agree, agreement, answer, approval, approve, calm, calmness, compliment, comply, concurrence, consent, deny, flattery, forget, give in, go along, harmony, peace, praise, retreat, support, surrender

Cross references

complaint objection gripe remonstration dissent dispute disapproval affirm announce assert asseverate attest avouch avow back-talk be against be displeased by bellyache big stink blackball blast buck campaign challenge claim clamor combat complain

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