under protest
idiom
: while expressing objection, disagreement, or disapproval of the need to perform an act
He paid the fine under protest.
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Humble starts with Charlotte Heat Zhoe started with the club at about age 4, having followed in big sister Zariya’s footsteps, if somewhat under protest.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Initially, the visiting players did not want to resume the game, but returned to the pitch under protest, with both teams agreeing to play out the remainder of the match by passing the ball about without attempting to score.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Apple is making these changes under protest Apple announced this shift to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), wide-ranging antitrust legislation that among other things seeks to make software distribution platforms fairer for developers.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024
The season eight finale of Chicago Med brought his frustration to a head, when Dayton insisted on going through with a surgery assisted by his OR 2.0 system, under protest by Dr. Crockett Marcel (Dominic Rains).
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2023
James Dutton’s stern sister was less than enthused about joining James and his family on their excursion out west, but joined them under protest, along with her teenage daughter Mary Abel, after she was left widowed and without options by the death of her husband Henry.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
Could Allen have run under protest?
—Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 18 July 2022
But officials apparently ruled there was no mechanism that would have allowed Allen to run the race under protest and then have the whole mess sorted afterwards.
—Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2022
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Initially, the visiting players did not want to resume the game, but returned to the pitch under protest, with both teams agreeing to play out the remainder of the match by passing the ball about without attempting to score.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Apple is making these changes under protest Apple announced this shift to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), wide-ranging antitrust legislation that among other things seeks to make software distribution platforms fairer for developers.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024
The season eight finale of Chicago Med brought his frustration to a head, when Dayton insisted on going through with a surgery assisted by his OR 2.0 system, under protest by Dr. Crockett Marcel (Dominic Rains).
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2023
James Dutton’s stern sister was less than enthused about joining James and his family on their excursion out west, but joined them under protest, along with her teenage daughter Mary Abel, after she was left widowed and without options by the death of her husband Henry.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
Could Allen have run under protest?
—Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 18 July 2022
But officials apparently ruled there was no mechanism that would have allowed Allen to run the race under protest and then have the whole mess sorted afterwards.
—Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2022
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“Under protest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20protest. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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