countermobilization

noun

coun·​ter·​mo·​bi·​li·​za·​tion ˌkau̇n-tər-ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

variants or counter-mobilization

plural countermobilizations or counter-mobilizations

: a mobilization in opposition to something

… some argue that the southern white countermobilization to civil rights was actually weaker and declined sooner than what might have been expected.

—Joseph E. Luders

… he opposed a school-choice referendum favored by conservatives because he feared it would spark a labor countermobilization …

—Jonathan Chait

Examples of countermobilization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The United Nations Food Systems Summit held last September was eclipsed by a powerful countermobilization effort led by farmers and scientists, as well as civil society groups allied with Indigenous communities and small-scale food producers across the world. —Scientific American, 27 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above