counterdemonstration

noun

Definition of counterdemonstrationnext
as in protest

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Recent Examples of counterdemonstration And knowing that these neo-Nazis intend to show up during Pride month, activists hope that their celebratory counterdemonstrations and diversion measures may be enough to deter, humiliate, and push them out, one town at a time. — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 31 May 2023 The protests have drawn fierce and vocal counterdemonstrations and a substantial police presence of about 12-20 officers. — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023 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. — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023 That Thursday, plainclothes police could be seen corralling Cairo residents into taking part in a pro-Sisi counterdemonstration. — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2022 The counterdemonstration, which was focused on the anti-trans protesters, repeatedly criticized police for their handling of the protests. — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022 Portland Detective Erik Kammerer did not have probable cause to direct officers to arrest a woman for spitting on the ground in front of a police riot control van during a downtown protest and counterdemonstration in 2019, a federal judge has ruled. — oregonlive, 4 May 2022 Dolloff was a security guard who was contracted through Pinkerton by CNN affiliate KUSA to accompany its reporting staff to a police support rally and a counterdemonstration, the station said in 2020. — Hannah Sarisohn. Cnn, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022
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  1. protest
  2. counterprotest
  3. march
Noun
  • About 50 organizations have called for a protest against the far right on the sidelines of the two-day congress of Marine Le Pen's nationalist, anti-immigration party ahead of next spring's presidential election.
    — ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Barriers installed at a Louis Vuitton store in Paris on Thursday ahead of what is expected to be a weekend of more violent protests.
    — Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of protest
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  • Lawmakers from Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies staged a counterprotest, calling for a discussion on examination paper leaks.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026
  • While at the park, he’s caught in a police sweep and counterprotest that turns violent; one protester’s eye is liquefied.
    — Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of counterprotest
Noun
  • Such outstanding form at the start of the season have only seemed to confirmed his march toward the Ballon d'Or.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • While the peaceful march of tens of thousands of demonstrators ended some time ago, a remaining group of protesters — mostly young and dressed in black — began confronting police at the Porte de Vincennes, the end-point of the march.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of march

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“Counterdemonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterdemonstration. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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