reactionary
adjective
of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
reactionism
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a word derived from
reactionary.
Example Sentences
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There was a lot of patriotism, a lot of jingoism along with it, and reactionism as well.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021
Some have attempted to distinguish these two responses by defining conservatism as the more moderate version and reactionism as the more virulent.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2020
So, between the reactionism of Bourassa and the radicalism of Langlois, Gouin was the compromise; and Langlois was conveniently given an official post in Europe.
From The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle
Of the alleged reactionism of the Government parties there was widespread complaint.
From The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg
The character of the English Reformation after the first tumultuous conflicts, the fierce essays of royal theocracy and Jesuit reactionism, set steadily towards Liberty of Conscience.
From The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe by J. A. (John Adam) Cramb
