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counter-demonstration
noun[ C ]
(alsocounterdemonstration)uk /ˌkaʊn.tə.dem.ənˈstreɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.dem.ənˈstreɪ.ʃən/
a demonstration(= an occasion when people march or stand together to show that they disagree with or support something) expressing opposing views to another demonstration or event, often at the same time and place:
A small counter-demonstration took place nearby.
Two days later, counterdemonstrations were organized in the town.
He warned that attention on the event could draw counter-demonstrations.
Activists tried to drown out a small counterdemonstration.
Demonstrations and counter-demonstrations disrupt the centre of town.
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