countermajoritarian

adjective

Opposing the dominance of the majority over the minority.

Opposite
majoritarian
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Meanings

adjectivecountermajoritarian (comparative more countermajoritarian, superlative most countermajoritarian)

comparative more countermajoritarian · superlative most countermajoritarian

  1. Opposing the dominance of the majority over the minority.

    “Regular appointments can reduce the contentiousness of nominations and result in a bench that’s still independent and countermajoritarian,” [Gabe] Roth [of Fix the Court] said.

    2020, Kalvis Golde, “House Democrats to introduce new bill for Supreme Court term limits”, in SCOTUSblog
nouncountermajoritarian (plural countermajoritarians)

plural countermajoritarians

  1. One who opposes the dominance of the majority over the minority.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
majoritarian
Opposite
majoritarian

Origin

From counter- + majority + -arian.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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