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countermeeting

countermeeting noun: a meeting organised in response to another meeting. Also the present participle and gerund of countermeet.

Noun

countermeeting (plural countermeetings)

  1. A meeting organised in response to another meeting.
    • Steven M. Lonegan, from the conservative wing of the Republican Party and a former candidate for governor, has started to organize countermeetings, and last week he convened a teleconference with Senate Minority Leader Thomas H. Kean Jr. and Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty to further his cause.2008 February 3, David W. Chen, “As Corzine Lines Up Allies for Toll Plan, Republicans Push Back”, in New York Times

Also used as

countermeeting is also the present participle and gerund of countermeet.

Forms of countermeeting

pluralcountermeetings
alternative formcounter-meeting

Origin of countermeeting

From counter- + meeting.

From countermeet + -ing.

Questions about countermeeting

What does countermeeting mean?
Countermeeting means a meeting organised in response to another meeting.
What part of speech is countermeeting?
Countermeeting is a noun.
What is the plural of countermeeting?
The plural of countermeeting is countermeetings.

Words near countermeeting in the dictionary

  1. countermeaning
  2. countermeanings
  3. countermeasure
  4. countermeasures
  5. countermeet
  6. countermeeting
  7. countermeetings
  8. countermeets
  9. countermelodic
  10. countermelodies
  11. countermelody

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