counter-revolutionary
/ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃ(ə)n(ə)ri
/adjective
Engaged in or promoting a revolution that opposes a previous one or reverses its results: there was almost no violent counter-revolutionary activity...
- Meanwhile, in almost every other country counter-revolutionary tendencies were gaining ground.
- A blogger accused of spying and counter-revolutionary activities has been jailed for 14 years.
- Members of the other parties were described as counter-revolutionary.
noun
A person who advocates or engages in a revolution that opposes a previous one or reverses its results: counter-revolutionaries had blown up a freighter full of armaments...
- He denounced him as a counter-revolutionary bent on overthrowing the government.
- A strong counter-revolutionary, he helped to support the Admiral's activities.
- The assumption is that the mere act of opposing self-proclaimed revolutionaries is all that it takes to make one a counter-revolutionary.
