Protest and Resist

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Protest

Protest verb - Express opposition through action or words.

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Resist is a synonym for protest in conflict topic. In some cases you can use "Resist" instead a verb "Protest", when it comes to topics like object, complain. popular alternative

Nearby Words: protestation, protested, protesting, protester, protestor

Resist

Resist verb - Express opposition through action or words.

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Protest is a synonym for resist in object topic. You can use "Protest" instead the word "Resist" as a verb or a noun. popular alternative

Nearby Words: resistance, resistant, resisted, resisting, resistive

Common collocations

power	protest power	resist power
rule	protest rule	resist rule
authority	protest authority	resist authority
evil	protest evil	resist evil
Other words: corruption, occupation, eyes, orders.

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The elite classes lived off their human "crops", which were helpless to resist or even protest.

Source: Transflormation
There's also the anti-GMO Protest Song "A Rock Star Bucks A Coffee Shop", playing off the phrase "rock star", Starbucks Coffee, and the verb "buck", meaning to resist.

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They eventually learn that the situation is a set-up by their own superiors to test their ability to resist interrogation, with the cooperation of the Ebonites (who eventually protest the unethical nature of the test).

Source: Series / The Outer Limits (1963)

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