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counterview

American

[koun-ter-vyoo] / ˈkaʊn tərˌvyu /

noun

an opposing or contrasting opinion.

Etymology

Origin of counterview

First recorded in 1580–90; counter- + view

Example Sentences

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“But it’s important there has to be a counterview laid out there as to why and how to get it right. At least I’m going to try and do that. We’ll see.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2020

The counterview boils down to why does it need to be easier?

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2019

Four separate Clinton spokespeople and advisers did not respond to inquiries seeking a counterview.

From US News • Aug. 23, 2015

The counterview to sports as a beacon of meritocratic equality and unbeclouded truth is that it’s a spillway for our worst public and private selves.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2013

I desired that the senate of Rome might appear before me, in one large chamber, and an assembly of somewhat a later age in counterview, in another.

From Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan

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