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Plural for a person who is averse to change and holds traditional values
“Nicholas I, although known as a reactionary, actually considered emancipation of the serfs but met greater resistance among the nobility than he wanted to confront.”
Plural for someone with old-fashioned or out-of-date ideas or conceptions
“In a nutshell, the Yuan Shikai of Republic is a complex figure, a reformer following the footsteps of Li Hongzhang but also a reactionary with a deep-rooted attachment to monarchy.”
Plural for a person who intentionally instigates or incites trouble or mischief
(Britain, politics) Plural for a radical or hard-line Conservative, especially during the 1980s
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