coun·ter·cam·paign | \ ˌkau̇n-tər-(ˌ)kam-ˈpān 
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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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The first known use of countercampaign was in 1881
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