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grief

Definitions of grief
  1. noun
    the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
    synonyms: objection
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    types:
    action directe
    a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands
    marche de protestation
    occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license
    résistance passive
    a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)
    non-violence
    peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
    type of:
    opposition, résistance
    group action in opposition to those in power
  2. noun
    informal terms for objecting
    synonyms: plainte
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    type of:
    objection
    the speech act of objecting
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