Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A measure or action taken to counter or offset another one.
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- noun Any action taken to
counteract orcorrect another
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an action taken to offset another action
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Examples
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So to get Lennon out of the country, the strategic countermeasure is to deport Lennon so he won't be able to take this tour that would register young voters.
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So to get Lennon out of the country, the strategic countermeasure is to deport Lennon so he won't be able to take this tour that would register young voters.
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So to get Lennon out of the country, the strategic countermeasure is to deport Lennon so he won't be able to take this tour that would register young voters.
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So to get Lennon out of the country, the strategic countermeasure is to deport Lennon so he won't be able to take this tour that would register young voters.
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So to get Lennon out of the country, the strategic countermeasure is to deport Lennon so he won't be able to take this tour that would register young voters.
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So to get Lennon out of the country, the strategic countermeasure is to deport Lennon so he won't be able to take this tour that would register young voters.
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So to get Lennon out of the country, the strategic countermeasure is to deport Lennon so he won't be able to take this tour that would register young voters.
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It turns out that all it takes to get around the BBC's countermeasure is to structure the request header using the same quirks as an iPhone.
Boing Boing 2008
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"With this action, BioThrax remains a critical and long-term countermeasure for the US government," said Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions.
Chris Abraham 2009
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"With this action, BioThrax remains a critical and long-term countermeasure for the US government," said Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions.
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