counterpicket
/ˈkaʊntərˌpɪkɪt/
noun
- A person or group that pickets in opposition to another picket line, often to show support for the other side of an issue.
- The union organized a counterpicket to challenge the management's claims.
- The striking workers faced a counterpicket of employees who wanted to keep working.
- A small counterpicket gathered across the street to support the company's new policy.
verb
- To picket in opposition to another picket line.
- They planned to counterpicket the demonstration with signs of their own.
- Supporters of the new law decided to counterpicket outside the protest.
- The group threatened to counterpicket if the strike continued.