English > protester: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person who dissents from some established policy. |
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| Synonyms | dissenter, dissident, objector, contestant |
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| Narrower | NIMBY | someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere |
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| conscientious objector, CO | One who refuses / refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience |
| nonconformist, recusant | someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct |
| political dissident | A dissenter from political orthodoxy |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
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| Spanish | contestatario, disidencia, disidente, manifestante, objetante, objetor |
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| Catalan | contestatari, dissident, objector |
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| Verbs | protest | utter words / words of protest |
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| protest | express opposition through action or words / words |