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hold a protest
UK/həʊld ə ˈprəʊtest/US/hoʊld ə ˈproʊtest/HOLD a PRO·test
To organise and carry out a public demonstration expressing objection or demand.
Examples
“Students decided to hold a protest outside the city hall.”
“The unions will hold a protest next week over proposed pension changes.”
“Police monitored the crowd during the decision to hold a protest.”
Band 8 sentence
“Citizens organised and held a peaceful protest to draw attention to the lack of affordable housing.”
Collocations
- hold a protest
- stage a protest
- join a protest
Word family
Common mistakes
make a protest→hold a protest
do a protest→hold a protest
Say it for a higher band
5make a protest→6stage a protest→7+hold a protest
Synonyms
stage a protest
Easily confused
stage a protest
“Activists staged a protest outside the ministry last month.”
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