| passive | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. passive, passive voice | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb.; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive" |
| ~ voice | (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes. |
| adj. | 2. inactive, passive | lacking in energy or will.; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself" |
| ~ hands-off | not involving participation or intervention.; "a hands-off foreign policy" |
| ~ unresisting, resistless, supine | offering no resistance.; "resistless hostages"; "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried" |
| adj. | 3. passive, peaceful | peacefully resistant in response to injustice.; "passive resistance" |
| ~ nonviolent | abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence. |
| adj. | 4. passive | expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb.; "academics seem to favor passive sentences" |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| protest | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. protest, protestation | a formal and solemn declaration of objection.; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution" |
| ~ objection | the speech act of objecting. |
| n. (act) | 2. dissent, objection, protest | the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent. |
| ~ boycott | a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies. |
| ~ direct action | a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands. |
| ~ resistance | group action in opposition to those in power. |
| ~ demonstration, manifestation | a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature).; "there were violent demonstrations against the war" |
| ~ walkout | the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest.; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak" |
| n. (communication) | 3. protest | the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval.; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall" |
| ~ objection | the speech act of objecting. |
| v. (communication) | 4. protest | utter words of protest. |
| ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
| ~ declaim, inveigh | speak against in an impassioned manner.; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society" |
| v. (social) | 5. dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| ~ controvert, contradict, oppose | be resistant to.; "The board opposed his motion" |
| ~ walk out, strike | stop work in order to press demands.; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met" |
| ~ demonstrate, march | march in protest; take part in a demonstration.; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle" |
| ~ rebel, rise up, arise, rise | take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance. |
| ~ renegade, rebel | break with established customs. |
| v. (communication) | 6. protest | affirm or avow formally or solemnly.; "The suspect protested his innocence" |
| ~ avow, swan, affirm, assert, aver, swear, verify | to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.; "Before God I swear I am innocent" |
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