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counterprotest

counterprotest

1 5.5
A protest organized to oppose another protest
  • noun
  • /ˈkaʊntərˌproʊtɛst/
translation icon : contraprotesta
  • The counterprotest aimed to challenge the messages from the previous demonstration.

Examples

  • During the counterprotest, many participants carried signs advocating for equality.

  • The community organized a counterprotest in response to the rally downtown.

  • The Tea Party counterprotest, much fretted about here, came to nothing or next to nothing; there were a few thousand Walker supporters among the 60,000 or so opponents.

    Blog text (27)

  • Sensing the potentially damaging consequences of a prolonged nationalist backlash, the official Chinese media began signaling in May that it was time for people to move on, focus on economic development, and steer clear of staging counterprotests and boycotting Western companies.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

counterdemonstration
vscounterprotest
1 8.2

A public protest held to oppose another protest

is the organized event term used for opposing another gathering

How Large

counterprotest
1 5.5
demonstration
272 3.2

Surface Forms

counterprotest singular
counterprotests plural

Morphology

counterprotest = protest (transparent) = counter + protest

The productive prefix 'counter-' meaning 'against' combines directly with 'protest' to mean a protest opposing another.

Etymology

Counterprotest combines the parts counter- ('against' or 'opposite') and protest ('a public complaint or demonstration'), so a counterprotest is a protest held to oppose another protest.