anti-revolutionary
adjective (also antirevolutionary) uk/ˌæn.tiˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/ us/ˌæn.taɪˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.er.i/
反革命的
opposed to revolution (= a change in the way a country is governed, often using war or violence) or to a political system based on a revolution
To hold the elections in a short time would have benefited the anti-revolutionary forces.
They were arrested for antirevolutionary activities. 他们因从事反革命活动而被捕。
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- She played a leading role in the antiradical and antirevolutionary campaigns of the 1790s.
- The meeting was disrupted by antirevolutionary elements.
- The French Revolution influenced US politics, as pro- and anti-revolutionary factions sought to influence American policy.
Compare: revolutionary adjective (IN POLITICS)