A person who objects to or protests against a remonstration (formal complaint or objection), or one who makes an opposing objection.
From counter- + remonstrant, from Latin remonstrare (to show against). Often used in historical religious and political contexts.
In 17th-century Dutch politics, Remonstrants and Counter-Remonstrants were actual political factions with different theological beliefs—showing how even 'remonstrating about remonstrations' could divide an entire nation.
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