counterprotest
noun
coun·ter·pro·test
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌprō-ˌtest 
variants
or counter-protest
plural counterprotests or counter-protests
: 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
Colleen MacDonald
counterprotester
noun
or counter-protester
plural counterprotesters or counter-protesters
Standing near the back of the crowd at yesterday's rally were about a dozen counterprotesters …
—Sue Young Wilson
Sue Young Wilson
Nazis may still march, but they are inevitably outnumbered by counter-protesters.
—Ellis Cose
Ellis Cose
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President Trump was asked Thursday to respond to planned counterprotests that will coincide with a military parade in the nation’s capital to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 12 June 2025
Amid escalating tensions throughout the United States in reaction to the conflict, college campuses including at Ann Arbor have faced student protests and counterprotests.
—Elissa Robinson, USA Today, 4 June 2025
The first one was set up April 25, sparking mixed reactions and a largely peaceful counterprotest on April 28.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
At Columbia University, the veteran photojournalist and faculty member Nina Berman turned the lens on her own campus, chronicling the protests and counterprotests that erupted over the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 12 June 2025
Amid escalating tensions throughout the United States in reaction to the conflict, college campuses including at Ann Arbor have faced student protests and counterprotests.
—Elissa Robinson, USA Today, 4 June 2025
The first one was set up April 25, sparking mixed reactions and a largely peaceful counterprotest on April 28.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
At Columbia University, the veteran photojournalist and faculty member Nina Berman turned the lens on her own campus, chronicling the protests and counterprotests that erupted over the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Counterprotest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterprotest. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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