"counter stance" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe a position or viewpoint that is opposite or in opposition to another stance. Example: In the debate, the politician took a counter stance to her opponent's proposal, arguing for stricter regulations instead of deregulation.
Anti-baby is a real hard counter-stance to take, and we reluctantly admit we are both confused and impressed by the administration's tenacity in sticking to it.
Iran says the hostages are pilgrims and has asked Turkey and Qatar, which have good relations with the rebels, to intervene to get them freed.Iran's loyalty to Mr Assad is partly meant to counter the stance of its regional rival, Saudi Arabia, in favour of Syria's rebels.
Britain and the US have backed the government's hardline counter-terrorist stance, despite its negative impact on civil liberties.
Made for less than $400,000, it earned more than £50m when its counter-culture stance caught the imagination of the young.
Made for $400,000, the film's combination of drugs, rock music, violence, a counter-culture stance and motorcycles as ultimate freedom machines caught the imagination of the young, made pop icons of Hopper and Fonda on their bikes and took over $16m at the box office.
"[Without] a strong counter-drug stance, Cuba would be a prime area for drug smugglers, but its efforts are very effective," says Louis Orsini of the US coastguard, adding that the US would find it "really challenging" if Cuba became a direct conduit for illicit narcotics.
The current government's decision to leave the tents in place was hotly contested and runs counter to the stance of the opposition Labor party.
To counter any dominant stance she may display, assert yourself into a 'big' figure, standing slightly on your tiptoes if necessary to give this illusion.
Clinton countered that her stance on the issue was about protecting a woman's right to choose, while pointing out that late-term abortions were rare.
The policy prescriptions of these so-called reform conservatives, or "reformocons," would not only break with some longtime Republican orthodoxy — disavowing tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the rich, for example — they would also counter more recent stances by Mr. Trump on trade and immigration.
