1. a petition submitted in response to or in opposition to another petition
Usage: formal, legal or administrative context

Examples

• The residents filed a counterpetition against the proposed zoning change.
• A counterpetition was submitted by the opposing group within two weeks.
• The city council received both the original petition and a counterpetition on the same day.
• Environmental groups launched a counterpetition to challenge the development project.
• The counterpetition gathered over 5,000 signatures from concerned citizens.