counterinitiative

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

counter- +‎ initiative

Noun[edit]

counterinitiative (plural counterinitiatives)

  1. An initiative opposing another initiative.
    • 2007 August 22, “Virginia’s Gun Market”, in New York Times[1]:
      But now a legislative battle looms over the gun lobby’s brazen counterinitiative to legalize concealed weapons on campus.