counterproposal

noun

coun·​ter·​pro·​pos·​al ˈkau̇n-tər-prə-ˌpō-zəl How to pronounce counterproposal (audio)
: a return proposal made by one who has rejected a proposal

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Arab leaders convened in Cairo on Tuesday for an emergency summit aimed at presenting a counterproposal to President Donald Trump's Gaza plan. Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025 Listen to this article CAIRO — Arab leaders meeting in Cairo on Tuesday are set to endorse a counterproposal to U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for the Gaza Strip to be depopulated and transformed into a beach destination, even as the continuation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire is uncertain. Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 An Arab counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan Trump has also floated the idea of relocating Gaza’s roughly 2 million Palestinians to other countries so the U.S. can rebuild it as a tourist destination. Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 Zelensky has instructed his team to draft a counterproposal that includes explicit security guarantees, while still allowing the U.S. access to its mineral deposits. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for counterproposal

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of counterproposal was in 1885

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“Counterproposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterproposal. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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