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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COUNTER-REVOLUTION

n.A revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things.

 

COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY

a.Pertaining to a counter-revolution.

 

COUNTER-REVOLUTIONIST

n.One engaged in or befriending a conter-revolution.

 

Oxford Dictionary

counter-revolution

counter-revolu ¦tion noun a revolution opposing a former one or reversing its results. DERIVATIVES counter-revolutionary adjective & noun