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 things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.

Etymologies

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counter- +‎ view

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The counterview is buried at the very bottom of the extensive item.

    Archive 2009-07-30 2009

  • AMANPOUR: Let me just play you, again, a counterview to what President Obama said.

    CNN Transcript Nov 25, 2009 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2005 2005

  • And I can count on you, I know, for a counterview to that.

    CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2004 2004

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