countermajoritarian

English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ majority +‎ -arian.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

countermajoritarian (comparative more countermajoritarian, superlative most countermajoritarian)

1. Opposing the dominance of the majority over the minority.
   • 2020, Kalvis Golde, “House Democrats to introduce new bill for Supreme Court term limits”, in SCOTUSblog:

     “Regular appointments can reduce the contentiousness of nominations and result in a bench that’s still independent and countermajoritarian,” [Gabe] Roth [of Fix the Court] said.

Antonyms

• majoritarian

Derived terms

• countermajoritarianism

Related terms

• minoritarian

Translations

opposingthe dominance of the majority over the minority

Noun

countermajoritarian (plural countermajoritarians)

1. One who opposes the dominance of the majority over the minority.

Antonyms

• majoritarian

Related terms

• minoritarian

Translations

one who opposes the dominance of the majority over the minority