coun·ter·cam·paign
| \ ˌkau̇n-tər-(ˌ)kam-ˈpān
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variants:
or counter-campaign
plural countercampaigns or counter-campaigns
Definition of countercampaign
: a campaign waged in opposition to another campaign
Conservatives slammed the law, claiming it discriminates against men and waged a counter-campaign.— Anna Momigliano
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“Countercampaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countercampaign. Accessed 20 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of countercampaign was in 1881
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