counterrevolutionary
Collocations
3ADJ.
kind, same
VERB + COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY
branded, charge
COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY + NOUN
arabia, bloc, elements, incitement, propaganda, saudi
Definitions
adj
In opposition to a revolution.
In early 1990, he was sentenced to two years by the Loudi Prefecture Intermediate Court on a charge of "counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement." He was then sent to Longxi Prison for reform through labor, and has since been released.
It seems likely that states in the Middle East and North Africa could divide into three camps. […] In the second, Egypt and Tunisia will struggle to realize their revolutionary promise and ideals while resisting the counterrevolutionary forces of the old regimes.
noun
A person who opposes a revolution and attempts to reverse the changes made by it.
Two “counterrevolutionaries” were sentenced to death and executed publicly before cheering thousands in Shanghai Aug. 28, according to a Shanghai radio report received in Tokyo today.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduc
- counterrevolutionist
- counter-revolutionist
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6In early 1990, he was sentenced to two years by the Loudi Prefecture Intermediate Court on a charge of "counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement." He was then sent to Longxi Prison for reform th
WiktionaryIt seems likely that states in the Middle East and North Africa could divide into three camps. […] In the second, Egypt and Tunisia will struggle to realize their revolutionary promise and ideals whil
WiktionaryTo go back in time, as it were, the counterrevolutionary bloc—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, and their allies in Yemen, Libya, and elsewhere—believes the future must be more a
WiktionaryTwo “counterrevolutionaries” were sentenced to death and executed publicly before cheering thousands in Shanghai Aug. 28, according to a Shanghai radio report received in Tokyo today.
WiktionaryThe work of George Orwell has been subverted by the same kind of counterrevolutionary elements he fought in Spain and opposed during World War II.
Tatoeba · #7490568The Central Committee branded Tom a counterrevolutionary.
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