verb
demonstrate
To take part in a public protest.
Workers demonstrate outside the factory.
Etymology
Latin de- and monstrare express showing clearly. Public demonstrators make their position visible through collective action, turning the act of showing into an organized political expression.
More examples
- The crowd demonstrated against the closure.
- Students planned to demonstrate peacefully.
- They demonstrated in support of the proposed law.
Forms
demonstrate · demonstrates · demonstrated · demonstrating
demonstrator noun — a participant in a public protest