countermajoritarian

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countermajoritarian

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From counter- + majority + -arian.

adjective more countermajoritarian · most countermajoritarian

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.

Opposite: majoritarian

noun countermajoritarians

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

Opposite: majoritarian

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adjective

Opposite: majoritarian

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Opposite: majoritarian

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@misc{countermajoritarian_2026,
  title = {countermajoritarian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/countermajoritarian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}