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counterappeal

counterappeal noun: an appeal lodged in response to an earlier appeal.

Noun

counterappeal (plural counterappeals)

  1. An appeal lodged in response to an earlier appeal.
    • Republican senators said that slow roll calls were not allowed, leading to a flurry of appeals and counterappeals that left the house in a standoff lasting into the evening, just as some Republican lawmakers were eager to get away to fund-raisers that they were holding.2007 January 17, Michael Cooper, “Budget Reform Pact Augurs a More Transparent Albany”, in New York Times

Forms of counterappeal

pluralcounterappeals

Origin of counterappeal

From counter- + appeal.

Questions about counterappeal

What does counterappeal mean?
Counterappeal means an appeal lodged in response to an earlier appeal.
What part of speech is counterappeal?
Counterappeal is a noun.
What is the plural of counterappeal?
The plural of counterappeal is counterappeals.

Words near counterappeal in the dictionary

  1. counteranswer
  2. counteranswers
  3. counterapologetics
  4. counterapologist
  5. counterapologists
  6. counterappeal
  7. counterappeals
  8. counterappellant
  9. counterappellants
  10. counterapplication
  11. counterapplications

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