counterforce
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈkaʊntərˌfɔrs/
- Specialized
:
contrafuerza
- The police used a counterforce to control the protesting crowd during the rally.
I mean, that did but that's that's then the counterforce, right?
- I mean, that did but that's that's then the counterforce, right?
Examples
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If these commentators are correct, regulatory competition might be a useful counterforce.
Academic text (1998) -
Socialism also played a crucial political role by mobilizing its followers into a counterforce against the dominant class.
Blog text (8) -
We must be the counterforce against these people.
Blog text (34) -
However, addressing security challenges in the new century requires a more sophisticated counterforce.
Academic text (2010) -
There are always counterforces at work that must be balanced.
Blog text (6) -
We have no hedge against domestic and regional counterforces.
Academic text (2007) -
As the power of money increases, it breeds the counterforce of organized workers or unions automatically.
Blog text (6) -
But, as we have already seen, counterforces, armed with significant powers to create illusions and preempt time, are hard at work.
Academic text (1994) -
As such, they are well positioned to influence the polity's and the government's reactions in real time, and in crisis periods may be the only institutional counterforce to the impulse to sacrifice rights for security.
Blog text (24) -
Emmanuel Todd develops this logic in his book, arguing that Europe should put together a new "entente" with Russia and Japan that would serve as a counterforce to the American empire.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
33
6.5
Something that prevents or reduces harm
19
4.2
A force that slows an object's movement, like air or water
7
5.4
A weight that balances a machine or object to keep it steady
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6.7
An action to respond to an opponent and get back an advantage
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6.3
An action that reduces or stops the effect of something
1
5.9
A response that cancels a previous action
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9.1
A person or group that fights a rebellion, often for the government
Pressure that pushes back against another force to balance or resist it
A hit given back after an attack
A person or thing that forces attackers to move back
Actions taken to oppose or stop something
An action taken to respond to a threat, often to stop the attacker or protect people
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Counterforce comes from the parts counter- meaning 'against' and force meaning 'strength' or 'push'. So a counterforce is literally a 'push against a push', the opposing force that balances or stops another force.