supporters of the president organized a counterdemonstration in his support.
Examples of counterdemonstration
counterdemonstration
Supporters of Saleh staged a counterdemonstration in a Sanaa square near the palace.
From the sacbee.com
Supporters of Israel held a counterdemonstration across the street.
From the lohud.com
Supporters of President Alvaro Colom staged a counterdemonstration.
From the washingtontimes.com
Over the weekend, the government staged a vast counterdemonstration in the port city of Karachi.
From the time.com
College Republicans held a counterdemonstration, with about 60 students greeting rally attendees.
From the usatoday.com
That same day, Berisha canceled a counterdemonstration in support of his party that was planned for Saturday.
From the time.com
A counterdemonstration drew more than 10,000 participants, who marched against rising neo-Nazism in eastern Germany.
From the washingtontimes.com
There was no counterdemonstration, he said.
From the kentucky.com
The next day, in a counterdemonstration, more than 200,000 supporters of Khomeini marched in the streets of the capital.
From the time.com
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A demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration; "supporters of the president organized a counterdemonstration in his support"
A demonstration or street protest' is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers.