countercoalition

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

counter- +‎ coalition

Noun[edit]

countercoalition (plural countercoalitions)

  1. A coalition founded in order to oppose another coalition.
    • 2007 November 4, Randall Stross, “Why Google Turned Into a Social Butterfly”, in New York Times[1]:
      If Facebook chooses to remain a holdout, it will not be as the head of a countercoalition but as a cranky recluse.