Protest

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.

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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.

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Note: 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 favour of the policy.

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Government: A government is the body that has the power to make and enforce laws within an organization or group. In its broadest sense, "govern" means the power to administrate, whether over an area of land, a set group of people, or a collection of assets. The word government is derived the Greek Κυ...

Media: Media may refer to:...

Monopoly: :This article is about the state of a player in economics. For the Parker Brothers board game, see Monopoly (game)....

Protest related Images and Photos (experimental)

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Philippines Earth Day Protest Manila c.2007	Bristol Protest Against the House of Lords