hold a peaceful political protest

/həʊld ə ˈpiːsfəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprəʊtest/

verb phrase

  1. to organize or take part in a public, non-violent gathering that expresses political disagreement, usually to influence the government or public opinion

    B1

    verb + object (transitive); usually with a/an; subject is a person or groupneutral; common in news

    • "The students held a peaceful political protest outside the town hall."A2
    • "Thousands of people held a peaceful political protest to ask the government to change the law."B1
    • "The group held a peaceful political protest despite the new restrictions on public gatherings."B2
    • "The group plans to hold a peaceful political protest against the new law."B2

Common mistakes

  • make a peaceful political protest→hold a peaceful political protest

    Use 'hold' or 'stage' for protests, demonstrations, and meetings; 'make' is not the usual verb.

Collocations

hold a proteststage a peaceful protestorganize a political protesttake part in a protestpeaceful protestpolitical protestpeaceful demonstration

Word family

protestprotesterpeacefulpeacefullypolitical