counterdemand
noun
coun·ter·de·mand
ˌkau̇n-tər-di-ˈmand 
-ˈmänd,
-dē-
variants
or counter-demand
plural counterdemands or counter-demands
: a demand made by one party in opposition or response to a demand made by another party
I suspect the real villain for tech is more sinister: foreign government demands that U.S. companies code "backdoor" entries in software and devices to permit citizen monitoring, and U.S. agency counterdemands that such efforts be reserved for American spying.—
John D. Markman
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“Counterdemand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterdemand. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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