counterinstitution

noun

An institution set up in opposition to another institution.

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Meanings

nouncounterinstitution (plural counterinstitutions)

plural counterinstitutions

  1. An institution set up in opposition to another institution.

Origin

From counter- + institution.

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APA

counterinstitution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterinstitution

MLA

“counterinstitution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterinstitution. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterinstitution,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterinstitution.

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