insistence vs protagonism

insistence and protagonism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
insistence	Yes	No	No	No
protagonism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, protagonism is a hypernym of insistence; that is, protagonism is a word with a broader meaning than insistence:

insistence: the act of insisting on something
protagonism: active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

Other hypernyms of insistence include advocacy.

insistence (noun)	protagonism (noun)
the act of insisting on something	active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
continual and persistent demands
the state of demanding notice or attention