countercoalition

noun

A coalition founded in order to oppose another coalition.

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Meanings

nouncountercoalition (plural countercoalitions)

plural countercoalitions

  1. A coalition founded in order to oppose another coalition.

    If Facebook chooses to remain a holdout, it will not be as the head of a countercoalition but as a cranky recluse.

    2007 November 4, Randall Stross, “Why Google Turned Into a Social Butterfly”, in New York Times

Origin

From counter- + coalition.

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APA

countercoalition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercoalition

MLA

“countercoalition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercoalition. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countercoalition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercoalition.

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