counterproject
noun
coun·ter·proj·ect ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈprä-ˌjekt 
-jikt,
also -ˈprō-
variants or counter-project
plural counterprojects or counter-projects
: a counterproposal especially for a plan, measure, or treaty
The two nations resumed their long and wearisome boundary talks, swapping projects and counterprojects for survey commissions while laboriously debating the locations of rivers, lakes, and highlands.
Howard Jones and Donald Allen Rakestraw
Howard Jones and Donald Allen Rakestraw
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1745, in the meaning defined above