- a variation of reactionary.
reactionist
Example Sentences
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French influence is said to have favored the reactionist plot.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is something striking in the stern reactionist thus introducing to Rome the man who was more instrumental than any other in overthrowing his hopes and fixing the new culture beyond possibility of recall.
From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Charles Thomas Cruttwell
The next day the people returned, forming lines in front of the theatre, and forced the reactionist deputies to undergo their republican cheers.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
"Yes," he said, "there are people who think I am a reactionist because I put down the ball-alley."
From The Untilled Field by George (George Augustus) Moore
He is known for a Nero,—that is, a fanatical reactionist.
From The Roman Question by Edmond About
