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counterinitiative

counterinitiative noun: an initiative opposing another initiative.

Noun

counterinitiative (plural counterinitiatives)

  1. An initiative opposing another initiative.
    • But now a legislative battle looms over the gun lobby’s brazen counterinitiative to legalize concealed weapons on campus.2007 August 22, “Virginia’s Gun Market”, in New York Times

Forms of counterinitiative

pluralcounterinitiatives

Origin of counterinitiative

From counter- + initiative.

Questions about counterinitiative

What does counterinitiative mean?
Counterinitiative means an initiative opposing another initiative.
What part of speech is counterinitiative?
Counterinitiative is a noun.
What is the plural of counterinitiative?
The plural of counterinitiative is counterinitiatives.

Words near counterinitiative in the dictionary

  1. counterinformative
  2. countering
  3. counteringly
  4. counterinhibition
  5. counterinhibitions
  6. counterinitiative
  7. counterinitiatives
  8. counterinstance
  9. counterinstances
  10. counterinstitution
  11. counterinstitutionalization

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