counterdemand
noun
coun·ter·de·mand
| \ ˌkau̇n-tər-di-ˈmand
, -ˈmänd, -dē-\
, -ˈmänd, -dē-\
variants:
or counter-demand
plural counterdemands
or counter-demands
Definition of counterdemand
: 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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