counterrevolutionary

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Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Opposed to or acting against a revolution: Describes a person, group, or action that is marked by opposition or hostility to a revolution and seeks to overturn its changes.
    • Characteristic of such opposition: Relating to the principles or activities of those who aim to reverse a revolutionary government or its policies.

  2. Noun:

    • A person who opposes a revolution: An individual whose aim is to reverse the political, social, or economic changes introduced by a preceding revolution.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The general was known for his counterrevolutionary rhetoric and plots against the new republic.
    • The regime arrested journalists for publishing counterrevolutionary propaganda.

  • Noun:

    • After the revolution, many former aristocrats were accused of being counterrevolutionaries.
    • The counterrevolutionary was captured while trying to organize a resistance movement.
Advanced Usage
  • As a political label: The term is often used pejoratively by revolutionary governments to discredit and persecute opponents, regardless of their actual aims.
    • During the cultural purge, intellectuals were branded as counterrevolutionary elements.
Variants and Related Words
  • Counterrevolution (n): A revolution aimed at overthrowing a government or system established by a previous revolution.
    • The civil war turned into a violent counterrevolution.
  • Counter-revolutionary: An alternative hyphenated spelling with the same meaning.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Reactionary, anti-revolutionary.
  • Noun: Reactionary, anti-revolutionary.
Related Phrases
  • Counterrevolutionary activity/forces: A common phrase denoting actions or groups organized to oppose a revolution.
    • The state security apparatus was focused on rooting out counterrevolutionary activity.
Adjective
  1. marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution
    • ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies
  2. relating to or being a counterrevolution
Noun
  1. a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution

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