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Counter-revolutionary
Someone who opposes a revolution / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Counterevolutionary" redirects here. For other uses, see Maladaptation.
A counter-revolutionary or an anti-revolutionary is anyone who opposes or resists a revolution, particularly one who acts after a revolution in order to try to overturn it or reverse its course, in full or in part.[1][2] The adjective "counter-revolutionary" pertains to movements that would restore the state of affairs, or the principles, that prevailed during a prerevolutionary era.
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