( counter-revolutions)
Note: in AM, also use 'counterrevolution'
1.
A counter-revolution is a revolution that is intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
The consequences of the counter-revolution have been extremely bloody.
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2.
You can refer to activities that are intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution as counter-revolution .
Such actions would be regarded as counter-revolution.
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