countermobilization

noun

coun·ter·mo·bi·li·za·tion | \ ˌkau̇n-tər-ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən

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variants: or counter-mobilization

plural countermobilizations or counter-mobilizations

Definition of countermobilization

: a mobilization in opposition to something … some argue that the southern white countermobilization to civil rights was actually weaker and declined sooner than what might have been expected.— Joseph E. Luders … he opposed a school-choice referendum favored by conservatives because he feared it would spark a labor countermobilization …— Jonathan Chait

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