placard
noun /ˈplækɑːd/
/ˈplækɑːrd/
- a large written or printed notice that is put in a public place or carried on a stick in a march (= a formal walk to protest about something)
- They were carrying placards and banners demanding that he resign.
WordfinderTopics Social issuesc2- civil disobedience
- demonstrate
- hunger strike
- march
- occupy
- placard
- protest
- riot
- sabotage
- uprising
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a warrant or licence): from Old French placquart, from plaquier ‘to plaster, lay flat’, from Middle Dutch placken.