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reactionaryism

reactionaryism noun: the advocacy of reactionary political positions.

Noun

reactionaryism (uncountable)

  1. The advocacy of reactionary political positions.
    • To accuse a movement of being reactionary, we must understand what is meant by reactionaryism.2000, Advocate of Dialogue, →ISBN, page 165
    • I have never believed that a threat of reactionaryism exists in Turkey.2012, Revolutionaries and Reformers, →ISBN, page 147

Forms of reactionaryism

alternative formreactionarism
alternative formreactionism

Origin of reactionaryism

From reactionary + -ism.

Questions about reactionaryism

What does reactionaryism mean?
Reactionaryism means the advocacy of reactionary political positions.
What part of speech is reactionaryism?
Reactionaryism is a noun.

Words near reactionaryism in the dictionary

  1. reactionarism
  2. reactionarist
  3. reactionarists
  4. reactionarize
  5. reactionary
  6. reactionaryism
  7. reactionism
  8. reactionist
  9. reactionists
  10. reactionless
  11. reactionless drive

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