# protests

Pronunciation: say "PROH-tests" US /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛsts/, UK /ˈpɹəʊ.tɛsts/

## Noun

1. Plural of protest. — plural of protest
   - Simple: Plural of protest. Use this form when you mean more than one protest.
   - _The protests lasted for three days without any sign of violence._
   - _Student protests forced the administration to reconsider the tuition hike._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "pruh-TESTS" /pɹəˈtɛsts/

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of protest. — third-person singular simple present indicative of protest
   - Simple: Third-person singular of protest. Use this form with "he", "she", or "it".
   - _The union protests the new policy at every committee meeting._
   - _Each spring, the small town protests the closure of its only library._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/protests (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).