An organization formed to oppose or resist another organization.
From counter- (against) + organization (a structured group). 'Organization' comes from Old French organiser, from Medieval Latin organizare, meaning 'to construct or arrange.'
Labor unions were classic counterorganizations formed specifically to oppose the power of industrial companies—this pattern of groups organizing against other groups shaped how workers, businesses, and governments still negotiate with each other today.
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