Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A favorer of reaction; an advocate of old methods or principles; a reactionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A reactionary.
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- adjective
reactionary - noun
reactionary
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- adjective extremely conservative
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Examples
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Barb: Palestinian Muslims Knee-jerk reactionist, over-generalizing know-nothings want all of Israel the Internet to befree of Jews contextual logic.
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Barb: Palestinian Muslims Knee-jerk reactionist, over-generalizing know-nothings want all of Israel the Internet to befree of Jews contextual logic.
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Now, I'm not saying that wow is the devil or anything knee-jerkingly reactionist like that (although I * do* have some serious issues with some elements of it: the grind, only having one somewhat flawed model of guild leadership, etc, etc).
Becoming Gamer; or "My last ever log out." Ben Abraham 2008
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He, as one of the few politicians in Wales, creates ideas and story's and doesn't mearly give reactionist views.
The Price Free Press 2008
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Now, I'm not saying that wow is the devil or anything knee-jerkingly reactionist like that (although I * do* have some serious issues with some elements of it: the grind, only having one somewhat flawed model of guild leadership, etc, etc).
Archive 2008-05-01 Ben Abraham 2008
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What I describe as capitalism/socialism could only produce a land of milk and honey, where all men live in harmony, and anyone who says otherwise is a filthy reactionist/revisionist traitor.
UK Libertarian Party Patrick Vessey 2008
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What I describe as capitalism/socialism could only produce a land of milk and honey, where all men live in harmony, and anyone who says otherwise is a filthy reactionist/revisionist traitor.
UK Libertarian Party Patrick Vessey 2008
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Now, we do have a bigger problem thanks to the radical reactionist neo-cons and their planned calsh of civilizations.
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Hopefully one that doesn't sound as knee-jerk reactionist as what you've been posting.
Where the Girls Aren't Panel on Thursday, Oct. 12 Kevin Koch 2006
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We make money on reactionist fears, like yours, not from real ‘news’.
Think Progress » Bush Laments ‘Tone’ In Washington, Says His Opponents Want Terrorists To Win 2006
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