countereffort

noun

coun·ter·ef·fort ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈe-fərt

-ˌfȯrt

variants or counter-effort

plural counterefforts or counter-efforts

: an effort made in order to oppose or hinder another effort

… horror sequels tend to share an indefatigable evil force … that … ultimately emerges victorious, despite valiant counterefforts, to live to see another day (and to star in another sequel).—

Calum Marsh

" … they're putting pressure on congressmen and there's not a counter-effort to steel the spine of some of these congressmen … "—

Mo Brooks

Public opinion … is now reportedly permanently and adamantly so opposed to salmon farming that no amount of counter-effort could possibly change the public mood.—

Terence Corcoran

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But the episode could make those counterefforts more challenging. —

Emily Flitter, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023 But some Republican senators who helped write the infrastructure bill, along with influential business groups that support it -- including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable -- have started a countereffort to try to persuade House Republicans to back the legislation. —

Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2021 But some Republican senators who helped write the bill, along with influential business groups that support it — including the US Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable — have started a countereffort to try to persuade House Republicans to back the legislation. —

BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2021