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reactionary

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reactionary
—reactionism, reactionaryism, reactionarism /ree ak"sheuh neuh riz'euhm/, n.
/ree ak"sheuh ner'ee/, adj., n., pl. reactionaries.
adj.
1. of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, esp. extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
n.
2. a reactionary person.
Also, reactionist.
[1830-40; REACTION + -ARY; cf. F réactionnaire]
Syn. 1, 2. ultraconservative.
Ant. 1, 2. radical.

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Фильмы

  • Czechoslovakia, the Year Of Trials., 1969 — The film about the events in Czechoslovakia in 1968, about the supression of the external and internal conterrevolution.
  • A Report From the Caribbean Meridian., 1980 — On the example of Central America countries range, USA intervention into the national liberation struggle of these countries' people for their independence is shown.
  • The Central America: State Terror., 1981 — About the international terrorism of the USA, whose victimes were countries of Latin America: Salvador, Cuba, Nikaragua.