Definitions
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- adjective Opposing a
sociopolitical revolution . - noun One who opposes a
sociopolitical revolution .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Intelligence Minister Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejeii warned that suspects found guilty of organizing the protests would face tough sentences, while those engaged in "antirevolutionary" activity "would never be freed," according to the Fars news agency.
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U.S. - Aided Station Riles Its Benefactor -- and Iran PRAGUE -- In March, an Iranian revolutionary court sentenced Parnaz Azima to a one-year prison term in absentia for her "antirevolutionary" work.
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One prominent conservative who has been critical of Mr. Ahmadinejad, Habibollah Asgaroladi, said the opposition had grown more "antirevolutionary," the Khabar Online Web site reported.
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One prominent conservative who has been critical of Mr. Ahmadinejad, Habibollah Asgaroladi, said the opposition had grown more "antirevolutionary," the Khabar Online Web site reported.
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One prominent conservative who has been critical of Mr. Ahmadinejad, Habibollah Asgaroladi, said the opposition had grown more "antirevolutionary," the Khabar Online Web site reported.
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Moslehi said "antirevolutionary forces" and the People's Mujahedeen, an exiled opposition group, were responsible and that the killing had been "premeditated," according to Fars.
Iran says it knows who killed students at anti-government rally 2011
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Ali Larijani, speaker of the parliament, on Tuesday accused the U.S. for fomenting the protests and said the legislative body must quickly form a panel "to investigate the antirevolutionary movement" brewing in Iran.
Iran's Leadership Cracks Down Farnaz Fassihi 2011
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McCain, in short, is an antirevolutionary, not a counterrevolutionary.
Mr. Conservative 2008
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McCain, in short, is an antirevolutionary, not a counterrevolutionary.
Mr. Conservative 2008
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Some progressives may seek revolutionary changes in society, but in its preference for sustained democratic deliberation, progressivism is decidedly antirevolutionary.
HCR: Pelosi tells the simple-minded American people not to worry our pretty little heads about it 2010
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