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  • 1Reactionary — (also reactionist) is a derogatory term usually used by the left wing in regards to movements which oppose radical change in society and seeks a return to a previous state. The term originated in the French Revolution, denoting the counter… …

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  • 2reactionary — [adj] conservative counterrevolutionary, die hard*, obscurantist, old line*, orthodox, regressive, retrogressive, right, rightist*, rigid, standpat*, tory*, traditional, traditionalistic; concepts 529,542 Ant. liberal, progressive, radical… …

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  • 3Old Guard (disambiguation) — Old Guard (usually prefaced with the , and sometimes pluralized) may refer generally to a veteran or group of veterans, a conservative faction, or an older segment of a population. More specifically, the term may refer to: Old guard A… …

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  • 4reactionary — 1. adjective a reactionary policy Syn: right wing, conservative, rightist, ultraconservative; traditionalist, conventional, old fashioned, unprogressive; informal redneck Ant: progressive 2. noun an extreme reactionary Syn: right winger …

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  • 5old-line — adjective adhering to conservative or reactionary principles an oldline senator • Syn: ↑oldline • Similar to: ↑right * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from the …

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  • 6Old Right (United States) — Part of a series on Conservatism in the United States …

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  • 7old man — Synonyms and related words: Casanova, Don Juan, Father Time, Lothario, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, Romeo, abba, amoroso, antediluvian, antique, back number, beau, benedict, boyfriend, caballero, cavalier, cavaliere servente, centenarian,… …

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  • 8old timer — Synonyms and related words: Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, ancient, antediluvian, antique, back number, centenarian, conservative, dad, dodo, dotard, elder, fogy, fossil, fud, fuddy duddy, gaffer, geezer, golden ager, gramps,… …

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  • 9old woman — Synonyms and related words: Lord Fauntleroy, Methuselah, Percy, antediluvian, antique, back number, beldam, better half, chicken, common law wife, concubine, conservative, cream puff, crone, dad, dame, dodo, dowager, effeminate, elder, feme, feme …

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  • 10old fogy — Synonyms and related words: Methuselah, antediluvian, antique, back number, conservationist, conservatist, conservative, dad, diehard, dodo, dotard, elder, fogy, fogyish, fossil, fud, fuddy duddy, granny, has been, laudator temporis acti,… …

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