SINCE 1828
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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