counterpetition

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noun

An opposing petition set up in response to another petition.

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Meanings

nouncounterpetition (plural counterpetitions)

plural counterpetitions

  1. An opposing petition set up in response to another petition.

    He also noted that there are counterpetitions urging him to keep making films.

    2008 May 18, John Schwartz, “Call Him the Worst Director (Then Duck)”, in New York Times
verbcounterpetition (third-person singular simple present counterpetitions, present participle counterpetitioning, simple past and past participle counterpetitioned)

present singular third person counterpetitions · participle present counterpetitioning · participle past counterpetitioned · past counterpetitioned

  1. To petition in opposition to another petition.

Origin

From counter- + petition.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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