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nouna revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolutiontype of:
Definition that contains counterrevolution
- contras a Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States
- counterrevolutionary relating to or being a counterrevolution
- cultural revolution a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos
- great proletarian cultural revolution a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos