a large written or printed notice that is put in a public place or carried on a stick in a march They were carrying placards and banners demanding that he resign. Wordfinderprotestcivil disobedience, demonstrate, hunger strike, march, occupy, placard, protest, riot, sabotage, uprising See related entries: Protest Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a warrant or licence): from Old French placquart, from plaquier ‘to plaster, lay flat’, from Middle Dutch placken.
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