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counterrevolution

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Etymology

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From counter- +‎ revolution.

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Noun

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counterrevolution (countable and uncountable, plural counterrevolutions)

  1. 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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