lead a political protest movement

/liːd ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprəʊtest ˈmuːvmənt/

verb phrase

  1. to organize, guide, and represent a group of people protesting against a political policy, government, or social injustice.

    B2

    transitiveformal

    • "She led a political protest movement against the new law."B1
    • "The activist led a political protest movement that demanded democratic reforms."B2
    • "He became known for leading a political protest movement that challenged the legitimacy of the military regime."C1

Collocations

lead a political protest movementlead a movementorganize a protestdemand political changeprotest against a governmentrally support

Word family

leadleaderleadershipprotestprotestermovement