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counter-demand
noun[ C ]
(alsocounterdemand)uk /ˈkaʊn.tə.dɪˌmɑːnd/ us /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.dɪˌmænd/
a demand(= a strong request) someone makes in answer to a demand from someone else:
There are indications that the countries affected will make their own counter-demands.
This, in turn, prompted counterdemands.
He hit back immediately, devising counter-demands.
The Association made a counterdemand for arbitration.
The government wrapped up its response in a bundle of counter-demands.
There were US demands for the restoration of an open door policy in China, and a Japanese counter-demand for an open door in Washington’s sphere of influence in Latin America.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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