counterproposal
noun
coun·ter·pro·pos·al
ˈkau̇n-tər-prə-ˌpō-zəl 
: a return proposal made by one who has rejected a proposal
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An apparent head on labor collusion waiting to happen, the fluid situation turned earlier Saturday as the AMPTP went over the Teamsters’ counterproposal and common ground emerged.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 July 2024
Which is why every proposition on the California ballot should have a counterproposal.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 27 July 2024
On Tuesday the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents management in Hollywood labor negotiations, presented the unions with its latest counterproposals.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
To be sure, there are risks that Iran could use negotiations to string along the international community, seek to divide the United States and Europe with counterproposals, and deflect further sanctions.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 July 2024
Which is why every proposition on the California ballot should have a counterproposal.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 27 July 2024
On Tuesday the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents management in Hollywood labor negotiations, presented the unions with its latest counterproposals.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
To be sure, there are risks that Iran could use negotiations to string along the international community, seek to divide the United States and Europe with counterproposals, and deflect further sanctions.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
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“Counterproposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterproposal. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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