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Reactionary

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Noun

1. extreme right-winger, reactionary, ultraconservative

an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism

Adjective

2. far-right, reactionary, reactionist

extremely conservative

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Reactionary

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adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or characterized by reaction, esp against radical political or social change
noun plural -aries or -ists
2. Also: reactionarist
a person opposed to radical change

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Reactionary

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adjective
1. 
of, characterized by, or advocating reaction, esp. in politics
nounWord forms: plural reˈactionˌaries
2. 
a reactionary person; advocate of reaction, esp. in politics

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Reactionary

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adj.
Characterized by reaction, especially opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative: The principal is very reactionary; she wants the school to stay the way it has been for the last 50 years.
n. pl. re·ac·tion·ar·ies
An opponent of progress or liberalism; an extreme conservative.

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