counterproposal
Noun
Meaning
a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal
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After a successful signature gathering, the federal council may create a counterproposal to the proposed amendment and put it to vote on the same day as the original proposal.
In the classroom and in writing, it often takes the form of explicit disputation ; a topic drawn from the tradition is broached in the form of a question, opponents' responses are given, a counterproposal is argued and opponents' arguments rebutted.
Troost, 66 On 19 January 1672, the States of Holland made a counterproposal: to appoint William for just a single campaign.