Cancel and Protest

Cancel

Cancel verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).

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Protest and cancel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protest" instead a verb "Cancel".

Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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Cancel and protest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Protest".

power	cancel power	protest power
marriage	cancel marriage	protest marriage
job	cancel job	protest job
system	cancel system	protest system
Other words: show, actions, war, plans.

In the South Park episode "Death", Kyle's mom rallies the other parents to protest agaisnt The Terrence & Phillip Show in New York City to get the network to cancel it.

Source: Here We Go Again
Khrushchev left the summit in protest, Eisenhower had to cancel his planned trip to the USSR, and relations between the two countries returned to their previous state.

Source: Useful Notes / Dwight D. Eisenhower aka: Dwight Eisenhower
Break the Haughty: Andy being publically humiliated into admitting that he actually doesn't have the leverage to cancel "his" sitcom as a protest against Executive Meddling.

Source: Series / Extras

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