counterrally

noun

Definition of counterrallynext
as in protest

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  1. protest
  2. counterdemonstration
  3. sit-down
  4. march
  5. strike
  6. counterprotest
Noun
  • The headline-grabbing protests could also inspire some workers to organize unions at new facilities, posing a future threat to the company's distribution network -- but the protesters appear far from attaining the scale necessary for such impact, the experts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The University of California has resolved federal civil rights complaints from students who cited antisemitism and anti-Arab and anti-Muslim discrimination at U.C.L.A. and four other campuses following protests over the Israel-Hamas war, the Education Department announced Friday.
    Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of protest
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  • And knowing that these neo-Nazis intend to show up during Pride month, activists hope that their celebratory counterdemonstrations and diversion measures may be enough to deter, humiliate, and push them out, one town at a time.
    Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
  • Dolloff is a security guard who was contracted through Pinkerton by CNN affiliate KUSA to accompany its reporting staff to a police support rally and a counterdemonstration, the station said in a statement.
    Steve Almasy and Andy Rose, CNN, 15 Oct. 2020
Definition of counterdemonstration
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  • News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.
    Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
Definition of sit-down
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  • On Saline’s first drive, Carr — who nearly had his first throw get picked off — went 6-for-6 for 55 yards as the nine-play, 80-yard march was capped by a 15-yard TD run by Rush.
    Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Blake’s grandfather, Jacob Blake Sr., was a prominent minister and civil rights leader in the Chicago area who helped organize a march and spoke in support of comprehensive housing law in Evanston, Ill., days after the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
    Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2020
Definition of march
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  • The strikes showcased the asymmetry in the two countries’ military capabilities: Iran launched many missiles with limited results, but the IDF accurately hit high-value targets, including Iran’s S-300 antiaircraft systems and a nuclear weapons research facility in Parchin.
    Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Over its two seasons, the series’ production was halted several times, due to Covid, star Bridges’ cancer treatment and the 2023 strikes.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of strike
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  • The Los Angeles campus became a hotbed of protest and counterprotest activity throughout much of the spring semester.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
  • At a time when reflexive rage is the go-to mode across the ideological spectrum, Despentes has grabbed the mic to offer a kind of counterprotest to the social-media backlash.
    Marc Weingarten, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of counterprotest
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