Neo-reactionary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌniːəʊɹɪˈakʃn̩(ə)ɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Neo-reactionary is an adjective meaning (politics, chiefly derogatory) Someone who holds such views.
Meaning
(politics, chiefly derogatory) Someone who holds such views.
More Meanings
- (politics, chiefly derogatory) Reacting against the (especially liberal) values of the modern world; now typically seen as characterised by opposition to egalitarianism, support for strong centralised government, and espousal of conservative economic policies.
Example Sentences
Austria narrowly avoided installing a neo-reactionary president in last year’s two elections.
Neoreactionary thought contends that the world would operate much better in the hands of a few tech-savvy elites in a quasi-feudal system.
With the accession to power of the neo-reactionaries, Nixon and then Reagan, the timber companies and the "immediate gratification" right took complete charge.
Following the outbreak of a revolution in Bolivia in December, 1943, the CTAL labeled the new Bolivian regime a "neo-reactionary victory" and pointed out that "their aim is undemocratic […]".
Word Forms
- neoreactionary
- neo-reactionaries
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neoreactionary, ultrareactionary, reactionary, old-line, right-wing, neocon.
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