Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A contrary or opposing view or opinion.
- noun Contrast.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which two persons front each other.
- noun A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
opposing viewpoint . - noun A
posture in which two persons face each other. - noun A position in which two
dissimilar thingsillustrate each other byopposition ;contrast .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The counterview was stated by the anti-imperialists—among them William Jennings Bryan, William James, and Mark Twain—who in various ways imagined America as a veritable “city upon a hill” lighting the way for other nations by fashioning itself into a more just society.
The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010
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The counterview was stated by the anti-imperialists—among them William Jennings Bryan, William James, and Mark Twain—who in various ways imagined America as a veritable “city upon a hill” lighting the way for other nations by fashioning itself into a more just society.
The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010
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The counterview was stated by the anti-imperialists—among them William Jennings Bryan, William James, and Mark Twain—who in various ways imagined America as a veritable “city upon a hill” lighting the way for other nations by fashioning itself into a more just society.
The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010
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The counterview is buried at the very bottom of the extensive item.
Archive 2009-07-30 2009
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AMANPOUR: Let me just play you, again, a counterview to what President Obama said.
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I would like to see your counterview expressed and argued positively and with evidence.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Surprisingly the counterview evoked more number of comments at Rebecca's blog.
Blog Action Day: Save the Earth-Don't Have Kids Field Notes 2007
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I've read reviews of the Gore film and a commenter above wrote that not a single scientist appeared in that movie to offer a counterview of man-made global warming.
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It's not all right-wing or all -- because certainly you would agree that many, many people can have a counterview.
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And I can count on you, I know, for a counterview to that.
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