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counterlegislation

counterlegislation noun: legislation that counteracts or opposes another piece of legislation.

Noun

counterlegislation (usually uncountable, plural counterlegislations)

  1. (usually) Legislation that counteracts or opposes another piece of legislation.

Forms of counterlegislation

pluralcounterlegislations

Origin of counterlegislation

From counter- + legislation.

Questions about counterlegislation

What does counterlegislation mean?
Counterlegislation means legislation that counteracts or opposes another piece of legislation.
What part of speech is counterlegislation?
Counterlegislation is a noun.
What is the plural of counterlegislation?
The plural of counterlegislation is counterlegislations.

Words near counterlegislation in the dictionary

  1. counterlawsuits
  2. counterleague
  3. counterleagues
  4. counterlegal
  5. counterlegals
  6. counterlegislation
  7. counterlegislations
  8. counterless
  9. counterliberal
  10. counterlife
  11. counterligand

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