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Discover Ludwig"reactionary force" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to a group or movement that opposes change and seeks to maintain traditional values and structures. Example: The election of a progressive leader sparked a backlash from the reactionary force within the government, who feared losing their power and influence.
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At worst it would become a reactionary force.
Indeed, many see the church as a reactionary force trying to hold the country back.
As a reactionary force, it also demonizes Republicans with an apocalyptic fury.
Labour have become a reactionary force while the Conservatives are today the radicals," he claims.
QUESTION FROM ABDULLA: How well has the Mubarak regime used the media to create a reactionary force against the uprising?
Two centuries ago, William Blake accused the RA of being a reactionary force that suppressed imaginative, visionary artists.
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All change encounters incomprehension and reactionary forces.
But powerful reactionary forces soon mobilised.
Putin has also aligned himself with reactionary forces across Europe.
After witnessing the success of the reactionary forces in Naples, however, his outlook changed.
Then, as now, reactionary forces aimed their vitriol and hostility at the wrong targets.
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