Counterappeal
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An appeal lodged in response to an earlier appeal.
"Republican senators said that slow roll calls were not allowed, leading to a flurry of appeals and counterappeals that left the house in a standoff lasting into the evening, just as some Republican lawmakers were eager to get away to fund-raisers that they were holding."
Example
More examples"Republican senators said that slow roll calls were not allowed, leading to a flurry of appeals and counterappeals that left the house in a standoff lasting into the evening, just as some Republican lawmakers were eager to get away to fund-raisers that they were holding."
Etymology
From counter- + appeal.
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