counterorganization

counterorganization

English

Etymology

counter- +‎ organization

Noun

counterorganization (countable and uncountable, plural counterorganizations)

1. (countable) An organization that counteracts or opposes another organization.
   • 2008, Jason Conard Myers, Indirect Rule in South Africa (page 45)

     Once revolutionary organizations had been driven from the field, it would then be necessary to fill the resulting void with counterorganizations.

2. (uncountable) The organization of something to counteract or oppose.
   • 1977, Peter H. Merkl, Modern Comparative Politics (page 105)

     The sixth function of parties is the obverse of controlling and coordinating the government, namely counterorganization for opposition or subversion.