reactionist

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French influence is said to have favored the reactionist plot.

From Time Magazine Archive

Charlotte Corday was a reactionist, but she slew Marat and died calmly and bravely.

From A Girl of the Commune by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

"Yes," he said, "there are people who think I am a reactionist because I put down the ball-alley."

From The Untilled Field by Moore, George (George Augustus)

That a reactionist can be great, can be a lover of virtue and truth, can in any sort contribute to the welfare of men, these are possibilities to which he will lend no ear.

From Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I Essay 2: Carlyle by Morley, John

Under Gregory XVI. he had been a reactionist, to please his sovereign.

From The Roman Question by About, Edmond