English > reactionary: 2 senses > noun 1, person Meaning | An extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism. |
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Synonyms | ultraconservative, extreme right-winger |
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Narrower | Bourbon | A reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South) |
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Colonel Blimp, Blimp | Any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) |
Broader | conservative, conservativist | A person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas |
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Spanish | inmovilista, reaccionario, ultraconservador, ultraderechista |
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Catalan | immovilista, reaccionari, ultraconservador, ultradretà |
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Adjectives | reactionary | extremely conservative |
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