counter-revolutionary

/ -nrɪ; ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃənərɪ /

noun

1. a person opposed to revolution
2. a person who opposes a specific revolution or revolutionary government

adjective

1. characterized by opposition to a revolution or revolutions in general

Example Sentences

They were arrested and put to death by Stalin for "counter-revolutionary activities."

From The Daily Beast

Very soon the united Conservative and Counter-Revolutionary parties again regained the ascendant.

From Project Gutenberg

In consequence I was considered a counter-revolutionary, if not bourgeois.

From Project Gutenberg

This project was immediately branded as counter-revolutionary by "revolutionary democracy."

From Project Gutenberg

They declared that no bourgeois, counter-revolutionary group would be admitted to the conference.

From Project Gutenberg

That which it imagined to be the most revolutionary, came about as the most counter-revolutionary event.

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