counterrevolution
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From counter- + revolution.
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Noun[edit]
counterrevolution (countable and uncountable, plural counterrevolutions)
- 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.
- 2014 March 23, Patrick Kingsley, “Egypt's spring 2014: is the counter-revolution now complete?”, in The Observer[1]:
- Egypt's spring 2014: is the counter-revolution now complete? [title]
- 2020 May 26, David Sirota, “Democrats are fueling a corporate counter-revolution against progressives”, in The Guardian[2]:
- This corporate counter-revolution is easiest to see in Democrats’ enthusiastic support for Republicans’ legislative response to the coronavirus crisis.
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Translations[edit]
revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution
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