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counterplan

[koun-ter-plan]

noun

  1. an opposing plan.

  2. an alternative or substitute plan.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of counterplan1

First recorded in 1780–90; counter- + plan
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Example Sentences

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Now, he thought, to work out a counterplan: what will I do if the gods weave a net like this one?

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He relaxes and begins to make plans and counterplans.

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On the basis of the state plan each agroindustrial complex and its constituent parts must prepare what has been called a counterplan, that is, a plan that sets higher goals than those officially established.

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The counterplan which they set on foot was to tempt the Nantuckois, by high offers, to come and settle in France.

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Zeus laid out their counterplan, suggested the details of the partition.

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