Collocations for the word protest when used in the Senate during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| protest group | 22 |
| strong protest | 19 |
| protest meeting | 15 |
| protest note | 14 |
| strongest protest | 14 |
| government protest | 13 |
| protest meetings | 12 |
| formal protest | 11 |
| mining protest | 11 |
| public protest | 11 |
| protest made | 10 |
| emphatic protest | 9 |
| protest march | 8 |
| protest movement | 8 |
| protest rally | 8 |
| without protest | 7 |
| must protest | 6 |
| legitimate protest | 5 |
| peaceful protest | 5 |
| political protest | 5 |
| protest strongly | 5 |
| protest took | 5 |
| protest would | 5 |
| doth protest | 4 |
| great protest | 4 |
| may protest | 4 |
| official protest | 4 |
| protest groups | 4 |
| protest marches | 4 |
| protest one | 4 |
| australian protest | 3 |
| diplomatic protest | 3 |
| farmers protest | 3 |
| growers protest | 3 |
| held protest | 3 |
| mild protest | 3 |
| protest concerning | 3 |
| protest known | 3 |
| protest quite | 3 |
| protest yesterday | 3 |
| senators protest | 3 |
| would protest | 3 |