counterrevolutionist

coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion

(koun′tər-rĕv′ə-lo͞o′shən)

1. A revolution whose aim is the deposition and reversal of a political or social system set up by a previous revolution.

2. A movement to oppose revolutionary tendencies and developments.

coun′ter·rev′o·lu′tion·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj. & n.

coun′ter·rev′o·lu′tion·ist n.

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counterrevolutionist - a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution

counterrevolutionary, counter-revolutionist

revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter - a radical supporter of political or social revolution

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