counterorganization

noun

An organization that counteracts or opposes another organization.

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Meanings

nouncounterorganization (countable and uncountable, plural counterorganizations)

plural counterorganizations

  1. countableAn organization that counteracts or opposes another organization.

    Once revolutionary organizations had been driven from the field, it would then be necessary to fill the resulting void with counterorganizations.

    2008, Jason Conard Myers, Indirect Rule in South Africa, page 45
  2. uncountableThe organization of something to counteract or oppose.

    The sixth function of parties is the obverse of controlling and coordinating the government, namely counterorganization for opposition or subversion.

    1977, Peter H. Merkl, Modern Comparative Politics, page 105

Origin

From counter- + organization.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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