Collocations for the word protest when used in the House of Representatives during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| protest meetings | 26 |
| protest meeting | 24 |
| protest note | 23 |
| public protest | 16 |
| strong protest | 15 |
| possible protest | 12 |
| protest rally | 12 |
| protest rallies | 11 |
| without protest | 11 |
| must protest | 9 |
| strongest protest | 8 |
| official protest | 7 |
| political protest | 7 |
| protest marches | 7 |
| protest movement | 7 |
| protest strongly | 7 |
| may protest | 6 |
| emphatic protest | 5 |
| government protest | 5 |
| one protest | 5 |
| protest group | 5 |
| protest made | 5 |
| protest march | 5 |
| protest movements | 5 |
| written protest | 5 |
| formal protest | 4 |
| mining protest | 4 |
| peaceful protest | 4 |
| protest could | 4 |
| protest notes | 4 |
| protest one | 4 |
| protest perhaps | 4 |
| strongly protest | 4 |
| undersigned protest | 4 |
| budget protest | 3 |
| initial protest | 3 |
| little protest | 3 |
| mass protest | 3 |
| opposition protest | 3 |
| oral protest | 3 |
| protest even | 3 |
| protest however | 3 |
| protest loudly | 3 |
| protest took | 3 |
| protest vigorously | 3 |
| protest without | 3 |
| violent protest | 3 |