Gathering and Protest

Gathering

Gathering noun - A body of people come together in one place.

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Protest and gathering are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protest" instead a noun "Gathering".

Nearby Words: gather, gathered, gatherer

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

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Gathering and protest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gathering" instead a noun "Protest".

similar	similar gathering	similar protest
specific	specific gathering	specific protest
formal	formal gathering	formal protest
single	single gathering	single protest
Other adjectives: actual, entire, large, huge, little, major, political, international.

When Norden shares his entire story, it is revealed the initial reason for the mob gathering was to protest against Lord Barows.

Source: Characters / Suikoden V
This YouTube video has a political commentator going to a protest gathering outside a town hall and he tried to play up the (mostly harmless) people there as a dangerous angry mob.

Source: Mundane Made Awesome / Web Original
This changed after the Flight to Varennes, an unmitigated PR disaster which discredited the formerly popular King, led to a protest gathering to petition for a formation of a Republic, which was suppressed by the National Guard, leading to the Champs de Mars massacre.

Source: Useful Notes / The French Revolution aka: French Revolution

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