march vs protest

march

noun
  • A political rally or parade 

  • A region at a frontier governed by a marquess. 

  • Any of various territories with similar meanings or etymologies in their native languages. 

  • Steady forward movement or progression. 

  • A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies. 

  • Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music) 

  • The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand. 

verb
  • To have common borders or frontiers 

  • To make steady progress. 

  • To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does. 

  • To go to war; to make military advances. 

  • To cause someone to walk somewhere. 

protest

noun
  • A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration. 

  • The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill. 

  • A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc. 

  • A formal objection, especially one by a group. 

verb
  • to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix. 

  • To affirm (something). 

  • To object to. 

  • To make a strong objection. 

  • To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to. 

How often have the words march and protest occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )