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in protest

in protest prepositional phrase: as to show disagreement, opposition or disapproval.

Prepositional phrase

  1. as to show disagreement, opposition or disapproval.
    • We set that up in protest of the government's actions.

Questions about in protest

What does in protest mean?
In protest means as to show disagreement, opposition or disapproval.
What part of speech is in protest?
In protest is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in protest in the dictionary

  1. in private
  2. in profile
  3. in progress
  4. in proper
  5. in propria persona
  6. in protest
  7. in public
  8. in pup
  9. in puris naturalibus
  10. in pursuit
  11. in quantity

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