Ban and Protest

Ban

Ban noun - An order that something not be done or used.

Usage example: a quiet seaside resort with a ban on the drinking of alcohol in public places

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Protest and ban are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protest" instead the word "Ban" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: banned

Protest noun - A feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent.

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Ban and protest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ban" instead the word "Protest" as a noun or a verb.

similar	similar ban	similar protest
specific	specific ban	specific protest
great	great ban	great protest
famous	famous ban	famous protest
Other adjectives: general, outright, official, international, sudden, citywide.

Soon, people are coming over from the mainland to see it, and the poster is modified as "the film they tried to ban," with pictures of the protest.

Source: No Such Thing as Bad Publicity
However, many people want to ban flag-burning, when the intent is to protest the government.

Source: Thoughtcrime
This 2013 story from the CBC Radio news-parody program This Is That involves a spokeswoman for a fictional protest group that wants to ban the phrase "happy holidays", on the grounds that it offensively assumes that the recipient is both happy and on holiday.

Source: Political Correctness Gone Mad

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