Definition
A petition or formal request presented in response to or in opposition to another petition.
Etymology
From counter- (against) + petition (from Latin petitio, 'a seeking' or 'request'). Combination of counter- with petition to describe rival or opposing formal requests.
Kelly Says
During the American Revolutionary era, counterpetitions were legally submitted by Loyalists to oppose independence petitions—these opposing documents are now treasured historical records that show how divided colonists actually were about independence.
Translations
ARالعربية
مخالفة الطلب
makh-al-fa al-talab
BNবাংলা
প্রতিবাদ
pro-ti-ba-ad
CACatalà
contrapetició
kon-tra-pe-ti-sió
CSČeština
protižaloba
pro-ti-žá-lo-ba
DADansk
modpetition
mod-pe-ti-tion
DEDeutsch
Gegenpetition
ge-gen-pe-ti-tion
ELΕλληνικά
αντίπεtition
an-ti-pe-ti-tion
ESEspañol
contrapetición
kon-tra-pe-ti-sión
FAفارسی
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
FISuomi
vastainnostus
va-sta-in-nos-tus
FRFrançais
contre-pétition
kɔ̃tʁ-pe.ti.sjɔ̃
GUGU
પ્રતિક્રિયા
pra-ti-kri-ya
HEעברית
התנגדות לבקשה
ha-ta-ng-dut le-va-k-sha
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-आवेदन
pra-ti-a-ve-dan
HUMagyar
ellenkérelmezés
el-len-ke-re-l-mez-és
IDBahasa Indonesia
penolakan petisi
pe-no-la-kan pe-ti-si
ITItaliano
contropetizione
kon-tro-pe-ti-zione
KO한국어
반이의 청원
ban-i-ui cheong-won
MSBahasa Melayu
penolakan memorandum
pe-no-la-kan me-mo-ra-ndum
MYမြန်မာ
ဆင်းရဲ
shin-nyer
NLNederlands
tegenpetitie
te-gen-pe-ti-tie
NONorsk
motpetition
mot-pe-ti-tion
PLPolski
przeciwpetitiona
przi-wo-ti-pe-ti-tion-a
PTPortuguês
contrapetição
kon-tra-pe-ti-ção
RORomână
împotriva petiției
im-po-a-tri-ca pe-ti-ției
RUРусский
противоистецство
pro-ti-vo-is-te-ts-vo
SVSvenska
motpetition
mot-pe-ti-tion
SWKiswahili
pingamizi ya maombi
pinga-mi-zi ya ma-ombi
TAதமிழ்
விருத்தி
vi-ruth-thi
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధంగా
vi-ru-ddha-nga
THไทย
การต่อต้านคำร้อง
gaan dtor-taan kam-rong
TLTL
pagsasalungat na petisyon
pa-gsa-lu-ngat na pe-ti-syon
TRTürkçe
karşı dilekçe
kar-şı di-lek-çe
UKУкраїнська
протидія петиції
pro-ti-di-ya pe-ti-tsi-yi
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
phản đối đơn kiến nghị
phan doi don kien nghi
ZUZU
ukuthi ngumuntu
u-ku-thi ngum-nu-tu