counterdemonstration

American  

[kaun-ter-de-muhn-stray-shuhn] / ˈkaʊn tərˌdɛ mənˈstreɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

counterdemonstrations

1. a public demonstration whose purpose is to oppose the purpose or message of another demonstration.

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Other Word Forms

• counterdemonstrate verb
• counterdemonstrator noun

Example Sentences

In Efrat, a group of 20 young men and teenagers gathered on the pavement opposite the anti-government protest, trying to drown out the protesters with a counterdemonstration of their own.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

About 100 people gathered nearby for a peaceful counterdemonstration.

From Washington Times • Jan. 21, 2023

A counterdemonstration that will march to the Common is expected to draw thousands.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2017

After all, Spencer is a fringe figure, and his supporters are far from representative of Charlottesville and its residents, as evidenced by the large counterdemonstration held the next evening.

From Slate • May 22, 2017

Five days after the dormitory attack, hard-liners held a counterdemonstration.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 4, 2016