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reactionary
 
NOUN:A person who vehemently, often fanatically opposes progress and favors return to a previous condition: die-hard, mossback, ultraconservative. See POLITICS.
ADJECTIVE:1. Vehemently, often fanatically opposing progress or reform: die-hard, mossbacked, ultraconservative. See POLITICS. 2. Clinging to obsolete ideas: backward, conservative, unprogressive. See POLITICS.
 
 
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