counterprotest

noun

coun·ter·pro·test | \ ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌprō-ˌtest

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variants: or counter-protest

plural counterprotests or counter-protests

Definition of counterprotest

: a protest staged to counter or oppose another protest A rally … got heated Saturday afternoon. Police stepped in to help de-escalate tensions after a counterprotest emerged …— Colleen MacDonald

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counterprotester \ ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌprō-ˌte-stər

\ or counter-protester noun, plural counterprotesters or counter-protesters

Standing near the back of the crowd at yesterday's rally were about a dozen counterprotesters … — Sue Young Wilson Nazis may still march, but they are inevitably outnumbered by counter-protesters. — Ellis Cose

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