counterdemonstration
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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
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