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counterofficial

counterofficial adjective: opposing or denying the official line or status.

Adjective

counterofficial (not comparable)

  1. Opposing or denying the official line or status.
    • […] thousands of organizations […] that routinely manufacture official or counterofficial versions of reality suiting their needs; […]2010, Robert Jackall, Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, page 181

Origin of counterofficial

From counter- + official.

Questions about counterofficial

What does counterofficial mean?
Counterofficial means opposing or denying the official line or status.
What part of speech is counterofficial?
Counterofficial is an adjective.

Words near counterofficial in the dictionary

  1. counteroffensives
  2. counteroffer
  3. counteroffered
  4. counteroffering
  5. counteroffers
  6. counterofficial
  7. counteropening
  8. counteropenings
  9. counteroperation
  10. counteroperations
  11. counteropinion

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