Definition of "counter-movement" []

• A movement in opposition to another. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The embarrassment over this loss stimulated a counter-movement which promotes violence and aggression in sport and which succeeded in securing New Zealand the rights to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup - a glorified and ritualized demonstration of male-aggression."
• "The good news is that there has emerged in the past few decades a counter-movement of spiritual progressives that are willing to challenge the distortions in their own religious communities while simultaneously doing battle with the institutions and practices of the wealthy and powerful."
• "When the counter-movement of reaction geared up its mighty wave machine to inundate the proponents of change, would-be revolutionaries couldn't take the long hours and poor pay demanded by movement work."