counterstate
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editcounterstate (plural counterstates)
- A geopolitical state that opposes another, or is set up to challenge its authority.
Verb
editcounterstate (third-person singular simple present counterstates, present participle counterstating, simple past and past participle counterstated)
- To utter a counterstatement; to deliver an opposing reply.