protest against a government

/prəˈtɛst əˈɡɛnst ə ˈɡʌvərnmənt/

verb phrase

  1. to publicly express strong disagreement with or opposition to a government or its actions, especially by joining demonstrations, strikes, petitions, or other organized actions

    B1

    intransitive; protest against + noun; often used with a plural subject

    • "People protested against the government after the new law was announced."A2
    • "Thousands of workers gathered to protest against the government's decision to raise taxes."B1
    • "Citizens took to the streets to protest against the government's decision to restrict the press."B2
    • "The movement began as a peaceful attempt to protest against a government that many citizens saw as corrupt."B2

Collocations

protest against government policypeacefully protest against a government

Word family

protestprotesterprotestation