counter-revolutionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkaʊn.tə.rev.əˈluː.ʃən/us/ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.rev.əˈluː.ʃən/a political activity that happens as a reaction to an earlier political change
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Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- bring
- bring sb down
- coup
- insurgent
- mutineer
- mutiny
- overthrow
- palace coup
- partisan
- poacher
- poacher turned gamekeeper idiom
- put sth down 1
- riot
- riotous
- rising
- secede
- state of emergency
- uprising
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counter-revolutionary
adjective, noun [ C ] uk/ˌkaʊn.tə.rev.əˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/us/ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.rev.əˈluː.ʃən.er.i/
counter-revolutionary activities/literature
She was tried and executed for being a counter-revolutionary.