countermajoritarian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From counter- + majority + -arian.
Meanings
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Opposing the dominance of the majority over the minority.
“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.
2020, Kalvis Golde, “House Democrats to introduce new bill for Supreme Court term limits”, in SCOTUSblog:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more countermajoritarian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most countermajoritarian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |