reactionary
/riˈækʃəˌnɛri/
adjective
- Opposing political or social change, especially wanting to return to a previous, more traditional state of society.
- His reactionary views on education call for a return to old-fashioned teaching methods.
- The newspaper criticized the government's reactionary policies that rolled back civil rights.
- Some reactionary groups resist any reform that threatens traditional family structures.
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noun
- A person who opposes change and wants to return to an earlier, more conservative system or way of life.
- The old general was a reactionary who believed the country should go back to monarchy.
- Reactionaries in the party blocked every attempt to modernize the laws.
- She called her opponent a reactionary for opposing environmental regulations.