counterappeal

Etymology

From counter- + appeal.

counterappeal means an appeal lodged in response to an earlier appeal. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

noun

An appeal lodged in response to an earlier appeal.“Republican senators said that slow roll calls were not allowed, leading to a flurry of appeals and counterappeals that left the house in a standoff lasting into the evening, just as some Republican lawmakers were eager to get away to fund-raisers that they were holding.”