SINCE 1828
counterconvention
noun
coun·ter·con·ven·tion
| \ ˌkau̇n-tər-kən-ˈven(t)-shən
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variants:
or counter-convention
plural counterconventions
or counter-conventions
Definition of counterconvention
: an assembly of persons gathered in response to or in protest against another assembly : a competing or opposing convention
Democrats who gathered Thursday for the Clinton campaign's counterconvention, less than a mile from the Republican National Convention site, blasted the event and vowed their convention next week in Philadelphia would have a kinder tone.— Liz Goodwin
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