Definition of prebuttal in English:
prebuttal
noun priːˈbʌt(ə)lprēˈbədl
(in politics) a response formulated in anticipation of a criticism; a pre-emptive rebuttal.
Example sentencesExamples
- Both sides in the American election have got their ‘war rooms’ - the rapid response and prebuttal media hubs - up and running.
- He and his people learned from that and perfected the array of spin techniques - rebuttal, prebuttal, the grid - we associate with the party.
- You don't attempt something like this unless you have all your prebuttals ready, all your figures and all your answers.
- We are now in the political era of the prebuttal.
Origin
1990s: blend of pre- and rebuttal.