counterpolarization

plural counterpolarizations

1. countableuncountableThe process of counterpolarizing (in various senses).

   This election should see this theorem turned on its head because of the polarization between the Hindu-Muslim vote, and the counterpolarization, resulting in consolidation of the Hindu vote.

   2014 April 27, Sandeep Bamzai, “DISEQUILIBRIUM: Here are the 74 constituencies where the Muslim vote could be decisive”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025

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   That's one of the counterpolarizations here that really worries me, that in trying to correctly defend institutions that we don't want to see burned to the ground, that the impulse to reform them — which was a good impulse and a needed impulse — will dissolve.

   2025 August 22, Ezra Klein, “MAHA Is a Bad Answer to a Good Question”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2025