Countermanifesto
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
"In 1970, he wrote “Dare to Discipline,” a countermanifesto to the child-rearing techniques espoused by Benjamin Spock; it defended, among other things, spanking with a belt or a switch."
Example
More examples"In 1970, he wrote “Dare to Discipline,” a countermanifesto to the child-rearing techniques espoused by Benjamin Spock; it defended, among other things, spanking with a belt or a switch."
Etymology
From counter- + manifesto.
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