Protest and Rebellion

Protest

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

Usage example: submitted an official protest about her treatment

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

Rebellion noun - Open fighting against authority (as one's own government).

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Protest and rebellion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Protest" instead a noun "Rebellion".

similar	similar protest	similar rebellion
mass	mass protest	mass rebellion
initial	initial protest	initial rebellion
single	single protest	single rebellion
Other adjectives: popular, actual, entire, successful, violent, massive, large, little, major, general, political, outright, later, sudden, armed.

One robot sees his wife's horrified reaction when she watches a newscast of a protest being put down, decides he has had enough degradation, and joins the rebellion.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Film
Protest Song: "The Flame" is about a deadly rebellion in a factory with abysmal living conditions, set to a slow, tear jerking ballad.

Source: Music / Icehouse
Protest Song: "Street Fighting Man", which actually doesn't advocate for rebellion as "compromise is solution".

Source: Music / Beggars Banquet

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