Antonyms for reactionist
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ree-ak-shuh-ner-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : riˈæk ʃəˌnɛr i |
Definition of reactionist
Origin :- 1831, on model of French réactionnaire (19c.), from réaction (see reaction). In Marxist use, "tending toward reversing existing tendencies," opposed to revolutionary and used opprobriously in reference to opponents of communism, by 1858. As a noun, "person considered reactionary," especially in politics, one who seeks to check or undo political action, by 1855.
- As in reactionary : noun person who is politically conservative
- As in ultraconservative : noun reactionary
- Yet he has abandoned the policy of the late king by appointing a reactionist ministry.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 » by Various
- "I care as much for the liberty of other people as for that of France," said a Federal to a reactionist.
- Extract from : « History of the Commune of 1871 » by P. Lissagary
- Charlotte Corday was a reactionist, but she slew Marat and died calmly and bravely.
- Extract from : « A Girl of the Commune » by George Alfred Henty
- Rousseau was an exception, but then Rousseau was in truth a reactionist, and not a loyal member of the great company of reformers.
- Extract from : « Diderot and the Encyclopdists » by John Morley
- Reactionist in, and it soon became the fashion to decry the once much-lauded philosopher.
- Extract from : « The Sayings of Confucius » by Confucius
- Your reactionist principles against Cavaignac and his colleagues, can be of no disservice to you at present.
- Extract from : « Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. » by W. H. Rhodes
- They would accuse you of being, what you are doubtless, a reactionist, and you might get into trouble.
- Extract from : « Paris under the Commune » by John Leighton
Synonyms for reactionist
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