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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: extremely conservative [syn: reactionary, reactionist, far-right] n
1: an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism [syn: reactionary, ultraconservative, extreme right-winger]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1840 relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction; especially ultraconservative in politics • reactionary noun • reactionaryism noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. tending to oppose (esp. political) change and advocate return to a former system. --n. (pl. -ies) a reactionary person.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Reactionary Re*ac"tion*a*ry, a. Being, causing, or favoring reaction; as, reactionary movements.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Reactionary Re*ac"tion*a*ry, n.; pl. Reactionaries. One who favors reaction, or seeks to undo political progress or revolution.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(reactionaries) A reactionary person or group tries to prevent changes in the political or social system of their country. It grew ever more clear to everyone that the Minister was too reactionary, too blinkered... ? radical ADJ [disapproval] • A reactionary is someone with reactionary views. Critics viewed him as a reactionary. ? radical N-COUNT

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