counterrevolution
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noun
- A revolution aiming to reverse the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.“The military leaders behind the original coup were executed in the aftermath of the counterrevolution.”
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counterrevolutionaryismcountermovementantirevolutionismcounterregimecounterrestorationcounterreformcounter-revisionistcounterinterventioncounterinstitutioncountergovernmentcounterhistorycounterradicalismdemocratic revolutionrollbackreactionarismreactionaryism