: a protest staged to counter or oppose another protest A rally … got heated Saturday afternoon.

What is the purpose of a counter protest?

The purposes of counter-protests can range from merely voicing opposition to the objective of the other protest to actively drawing attention from nearby media outlets away from the other protest toward the counter-protestors' cause to actively seeking to disrupt the other protest by conflict of a non-violent or ...

Is counter protesters one word?

Plural form of counterprotester.