to protest a draft

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• protest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. objection, complaint, remonstrance, contradiction, disapproval, expostulation, protestation. v. t. object, remonstrate, complain, contradict, repudiate, default; declare (see affirmation). See dissent …   English dictionary for students

• WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activity — Protest activity surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, which was to be the launch of a new millennial round of trade negotiations, occurred on November 30, 1999 (nicknamed N30 on similar lines to J18 and similar mobilisations), when …   Wikipedia

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• 2006 Israeli reserve soldiers' protest — Main article 2006 Lebanon War The 2006 Israeli reserve soldiers protest was a protest movement which called for the resignation of the government and the establishment of a state commission of inquiry (the highest form of inquiry commission in… …   Wikipedia