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• n  a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution
• a  relating to or being a counterrevolution
• a  marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution
  ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies

• We do not agree with any policy that nurtures and allows counterrevolutionary forces to carry out activities against Vietnam.
• Wang was reportedly arrested soon after his brave deed and accused of being a "counterrevolutionary, a traitor and a political hooligan" who attempted to subvert members of the army.
• Sample Generacin Y post: I wonder when prosperity will stop being seen as counterrevolutionary.

• counterrevolutionist
• counter-revolutionist

• revolutionary

News & Articles

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• Will 2013 See Progress in Chinas Rights Protection?
  Twenty-four years after the June 4 massacre, China is finally releasing from prison the last of the Tiananmen protesters who were convicted of "counterrevolutionary" offences, but spared execution. They are a tragic lot – seriously ill, often mentally as well as physically.
  June 17, 2013 - Foreign Relations

Quotes

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• Tom Gjelten in San Francisco Chronicle
  Still, there was something sad about the counterrevolutionary activism of Pepin Bosch,writes Gjelten (once again on track), a progressive industrialist who "found himself bankrolling bombing missions and paramilitary operations."