Reactionary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Characterized by reaction, especially opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative.
  • n. An opponent of progress or liberalism; an extreme conservative.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Opposed to change; urging a return to a previous state.
  • adj. Very conservative.
  • n. One who is opposed to change.
  • n. One who is very conservative.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Being, causing, or favoring reaction.
  • n. One who favors reaction, or seeks to undo political progress or revolution.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to reaction in general; consisting of or characterized by reflex or reciprocal action; reactive.
  • Specifically Of or pertaining to political reaction; favoring reaction: as, reactionary principles or movements.
  • n. A promoter of reaction; specifically, one who attempts to check, undo, or reverse political action.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. extremely conservative
  • n. an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
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