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countercoalition

countercoalition noun: a coalition founded in order to oppose another coalition.

Noun

countercoalition (plural countercoalitions)

  1. A coalition founded in order to oppose another coalition.
    • If Facebook chooses to remain a holdout, it will not be as the head of a countercoalition but as a cranky recluse.2007 November 4, Randall Stross, “Why Google Turned Into a Social Butterfly”, in New York Times

Forms of countercoalition

pluralcountercoalitions

Origin of countercoalition

From counter- + coalition.

Questions about countercoalition

What does countercoalition mean?
Countercoalition means a coalition founded in order to oppose another coalition.
What part of speech is countercoalition?
Countercoalition is a noun.
What is the plural of countercoalition?
The plural of countercoalition is countercoalitions.

Words near countercoalition in the dictionary

  1. counterclaiming
  2. counterclaims
  3. counterclockwise
  4. counterclockwisely
  5. counterclockwiseness
  6. countercoalition
  7. countercoalitions
  8. countercode
  9. countercodes
  10. countercolonial
  11. countercolored

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