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counterinitiative

noun

Etymology

From counter- + initiative.

  1. derived from initium
  2. derived from initio — “to begin, to initiate”
  3. derived from *initiativus✻
  4. derived from initiative
  5. prefixed as counterinitiative — “counter + initiative”

Definitions

  1. An initiative opposing another initiative.

    • But now a legislative battle looms over the gun lobby’s brazen counterinitiative to legalize concealed weapons on campus.

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