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counterrevolution

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A revolution whose aim is the deposition and reversal of a political or social system set up by a previous revolution.
  • noun A movement to oppose revolutionary tendencies and developments.

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  • noun A revolution aiming to reverse the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

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Examples

  • Spanish Embassy; some of these gentlemen are in contact with the war criminals and they are all in this together; that is what they call the counterrevolution; that is what is called the "reaction."

    TELEVISION INTERVIEW 1960

  • "The revolution against Christianity has been under way for a few years," writes Gibson, "and now the counterrevolution is gearing up."

    November 2005 2005

  • This general concern about the threat of atomic war, of revolution and counterrevolution is suffused by almost everybody's preoccupation with the difficult business of living in the modern age.

    The Spirit of '67 1968

  • The counterrevolution is a constant revolution, since the Statist can never rid the individual or state of imperfection and inequality, no matter how hard he tries.

    Liberty and Tyranny Mark R. Levin 2009

  • The counterrevolution is a constant revolution, since the Statist can never rid the individual or state of imperfection and inequality, no matter how hard he tries.

    Liberty and Tyranny Mark R. Levin 2009

  • The battle against the counterrevolution is the battle of all people, and with the people's participation and support it has been possible to beat the counterrevolution.

    10TH ANNIVERSARY-INTERIOR MINISTRY 1971

  • And while the various revolutionary forces, the truly revolutionary forces, have culminated in what is seen now arising as a powerful political vanguard of the nation, a formidable proletarian Marxist-Leninist Party, (applause) today the counterrevolution is a fractionization of some 500 organizations.

    GRADUATION EXERCISES 1963

  • The only force of the counterrevolution is the great force of empire, of the mighty foreigner.

    ANNIVERSARY OF 1957 STUDENT ATTACK ON PRESIDENTI 1961

  • The counterrevolution is a rotting worm (applause).

    CASTRO RADIO AND TV INTERVIEW 1961

  • I imagine the obstacles that they have found in their way, the same islanders of which the Cuban revolution is the victim, and their efforts against the counterrevolution, that is why I hope that

    MEXICAN INTERVIEW BY GUILLERMO VELA 1959

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