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counterpublics

counterpublics is the plural of counterpublic.

Meaning of counterpublic

Noun

counterpublic (plural counterpublics)

  1. A group that stands in opposion to the dominant public.
    • In other words, with this book they form a “counterpublic” to what they saw as a dominant, adult-controlled public sphere.2008, Patrick James Noonan, Creating a Counterpublic, page 5

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Questions about counterpublics

What is counterpublics the plural of?
Counterpublics is the plural of counterpublic.

Words near counterpublics in the dictionary

  1. counterprove
  2. counterproved
  3. counterproves
  4. counterproving
  5. counterpublic
  6. counterpublics
  7. counterpull
  8. counterpulls
  9. counterpulsation
  10. counterpunch
  11. counterpunched

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