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Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005.
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Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005.

March 15, 2003, peace protest in Montreal.
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March 15, 2003, peace protest in Montreal.

Protesters outside the Hotel Washington during the Million Worker March.
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Protesters outside the Hotel Washington during the Million Worker March.

A pro-life group is symbolically gagged during a vigil in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
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A pro-life group is symbolically gagged during a vigil in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

Protests can use controversy surrounding topfree equality to draw attention. Scene from an anti-war protest in Washington, D.C. September 24, 2005.
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Protests can use controversy surrounding topfree equality to draw attention. Scene from an anti-war protest in Washington, D.C. September 24, 2005.

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Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations: sometimes in favor, though more often opposed. Protesters may organize a protest as a way of publicly and forcefully making their opinions heard in an attempt to influence public opinion or government policy, or may undertake direct action to attempt to directly enact desired changes themselves.

Self-expression can, in theory, in practice or in appearance, be restricted by governmental policy, economic circumstances, religious orthodoxy, social structures, or media monopoly. When such restrictions happen, grumbles or interior opposition may spill over into other areas such as culture, the streets or emigration.

A protest can itself sometimes be the subject of a counter-protest. In such a case, counter-protesters demonstrate their support for the person, policy, action, etc. that is the subject of the original protest.

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Historical examples

Unaddressed protest may grow and foster dissent, activism, riots, insurgency, revolts, and political and/or social revolution, as in:

Forms of protest

Recognized forms of protest include:

See also

Usage in American English

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In American English, the verb protest often acts transitively: The students protested the policy. Elsewhere one can still find intransitive usage: The students protested against the policy; or: The students protested in favor of the policy.

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