countermajoritarian
countermajoritarian adjective: opposing the dominance of the majority over the minority.
Adjective
countermajoritarian (comparative more countermajoritarian, superlative most countermajoritarian)
- Opposing the dominance of the majority over the minority.
- “Regular appointments can reduce the contentiousness of nominations and result in a bench that’s still independent and countermajoritarian,” [Gabe] Roth [of Fix the Court] said.2020, Kalvis Golde, “House Democrats to introduce new bill for Supreme Court term limits”, in SCOTUSblog
Noun
countermajoritarian (plural countermajoritarians)
Antonyms of countermajoritarian
Forms of countermajoritarian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more countermajoritarian |
| superlative | most countermajoritarian |
| Noun | |
| plural | countermajoritarians |
Origin of countermajoritarian
From counter- + majority + -arian.
Words formed from countermajoritarian
Questions about countermajoritarian
- What does countermajoritarian mean?
- Countermajoritarian means opposing the dominance of the majority over the minority.
- What part of speech is countermajoritarian?
- Countermajoritarian can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near countermajoritarian in the dictionary
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