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counterrevolutionary

[koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee] / ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i /






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Dr. Jiang was labeled a counterrevolutionary because of his father’s banking ties and his family tree.

From Washington Post

“If I say, ‘Mr. Raisi, by not quarantining Tehran when there are no hospital beds you are responsible for the rising deaths,’ am I considered counterrevolutionary?”

From New York Times

The government accuses anyone who challenges it of being mercenaries and C.I.A. agents of a supposed counterrevolutionary plot against the regime.

From New York Times

Cuba's government has accused the United States of being behind the protests that erupted nationwide here on Sunday - an rare occurrence where public dissent is restricted - by financing counterrevolutionaries to foment unrest.

From Reuters

As a May 25 virtual roundtable with several well-known dissidents was being planned by the State Department, the Cuban government launched a media blitz denouncing the United States as the main backer of “counterrevolutionary” activities.

From Washington Post