A protest made in response to another. In later use spec.: a public protest or demonstration held in opposition to another protest (cf. protest, n.…

a public march or meeting organized by students in order to express views on a political issue, typically opposition to a government policy.

= sense 5; also, as a form of protest, = lie-down n.

a refusal to pay rent, usually by a number of people as an organized protest.

transferred. A concerted abstention from a particular economic, physical, or social activity on the part of persons who are attempting to obtain a…

A procession organized as a protest, or other demonstration of public opinion, to support a cause, or to draw attention to a particular problem, etc…

= march, n.5 2e.

The action of occupying a work place, public building, etc., as a form of protest. Cf. sit-in, n.

a rest (on a bed, etc.); a form of protest in which the participants lie on the ground and refuse to move.

Originally U.S. A strike or protest in which people occupy a workplace or a public building, or sit down on the ground in a public place, typically…

A strike or demonstration in which people occupy a workplace, public building, etc., typically refusing to leave until their demands are met.

a march in celebration of or in support of freedom; esp. = freedom walk n.

A stationary and peaceful demonstration in support of a particular cause, often lasting several days, which is characterized by the absence of…

a walk or march organized as a form of political demonstration, esp. (now historical) as a protest against racial segregation; cf. freedom ride n.

A form of protest or recreation at which a number of people swim together. Cf. sit-in, n. 1.

an organized ride (in buses, etc.) by people demonstrating against racial segregation.

The action or an act of staging a sit-in strike or demonstration; = sit-in, n. 1.

The act or instance of sleeping out of doors, esp. as a form of collective protest on behalf of the homeless. Cf. sleep-in, n. 1.

A form of protest by American Indians against the loss of fishing rights, characterized by fishing in prohibited waters.

A form of protest consisting of deliberately living in a place. Also: a person participating in a live-in. rare.

A form of protest in which participants block the roads with immobilized vehicles.

A form of protest in which the participants sleep overnight in premises which they have occupied.

In extended use: a march or progression likened in some way to this, esp. in being arduous or difficult, or in serving a political goal.

A gathering at which people are encouraged to express feelings of friendship and physical attraction; such an event used as a form of social protest.

spec. as a form of political protest (esp. by students) in which the matter at issue is discussed.

An organized protest or campaign in which participants write and send letters of complaint, in support of a cause, etc. Cf. phone-in, n.

A political demonstration in which people play dead, esp. in order to protest about the development or use of nuclear and other fatal weapons.

a form of protest by prisoners (esp. those demanding political as opposed to criminal status in Northern Ireland), in which they refuse to wash…