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counterpolicy

counterpolicy noun: a policy that goes against another policy.

Noun

counterpolicy (plural counterpolicies)

  1. A policy that goes against another policy.
    • Robert Bolton captured the general view when he explained that ambitious rulers "will not sticke to lie, dissemble, breake their words, forsweare, machiavellize, practice any policy or counterpolicy to honesty, reason, religion.”1970, Yale Historical Publications: Miscellany - Issue 92, page 9

Forms of counterpolicy

pluralcounterpolicies

Origin of counterpolicy

From counter- + policy.

Questions about counterpolicy

What does counterpolicy mean?
Counterpolicy means a policy that goes against another policy.
What part of speech is counterpolicy?
Counterpolicy is a noun.
What is the plural of counterpolicy?
The plural of counterpolicy is counterpolicies.

Words near counterpolicy in the dictionary

  1. counterpolarizing
  2. counterpole
  3. counterpoles
  4. counterpolice
  5. counterpolicies
  6. counterpolicy
  7. counterpolitical
  8. counterpolitics
  9. counterpose
  10. counterposed
  11. counterposes

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