Countercampaign
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A campaign that opposes another campaign.
"Determined to show that it is responding to the crisis, the government has moved aggressively in recent months to mount a countercampaign, announcing a lengthy list of new regulations and inspection controls and promising to crack down on illegal and counterfeit operations."
Example
More examples"Determined to show that it is responding to the crisis, the government has moved aggressively in recent months to mount a countercampaign, announcing a lengthy list of new regulations and inspection controls and promising to crack down on illegal and counterfeit operations."
Etymology
From counter- + campaign.
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