Counterprotest
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A protest held in opposition to another protest.
Verb
- 1 To protest in opposition to another protest. ambitransitive
"In April, for example, she attacked a group of health care workers in Colorado who had counterprotested against people calling for an end to stay-at-home orders, suggesting they were “actors playing parts.”"
Example
More examples"In April, for example, she attacked a group of health care workers in Colorado who had counterprotested against people calling for an end to stay-at-home orders, suggesting they were “actors playing parts.”"
Etymology
From counter- + protest.
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