English-Finnish translations for reactionary

• reaktionääri
• taantumuksellinen
  Arvoisa puhemies, palveludirektiiviehdotus on taantumuksellinen. Mr President, the proposal for a Services Directive is reactionary.
  Tällainen EU:n taantumuksellinen politiikka on suunnattu kaikkia ruohonjuuritason ryhmiä vastaan. This reactionary policy by the EU is aimed against all grassroots classes.
  Minun on todettava parlamentille, että tämä on aivan totta; hän on taantumuksellinen! I have to say to Parliament that this is entirely true - he is a reactionary!

Definition of reactionary

• Politically favoring a return to a supposed golden age of the past
• Of, pertaining to, participating in or inducing a chemical reaction
• One who is opposed to change

Related words

• reaction
• abreaction
• half-reaction
• overreaction
• photoreaction
• cutireaction
• counterreaction
• reactionism
• neoreactionary