Many people 'raised their voices' [='spoke out'] in protest. = Many 'voices were raised' in protest.
The audience 'raised' a cheer [=the audience cheered] at the end of the speech.
The city has temporarily 'raised' [='lifted'] its ban on smoking in bars.
(..) I haven't been dropping no eaves. Honest. I was cutting the grass under the window. A little late for trimming the verge,don't you think? -I heard raised voices. -What did you hear? Speak! Nothing important. That is,I heard a good deal about a ring,a Dark Lord and the end of the world but-- No? (..)2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring