Counterprotest

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A protest held in opposition to another protest.
Verb
  1. 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

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"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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