Ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
We always call counterrevolutionary criminals by the name of counterrevolutionary criminals. From Wordnik.com. [4TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERIOR MINISTRY] Reference
Mr. BERNSTEIN: Well, the government acknowledges 3,000 political prisoners; that is people in jail for what they loosely call counterrevolutionary crimes. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming Conflict with China] Reference
Nearly sixty years later, the term, "counterrevolutionary," applied to Kornilov and his movement, still seems appropriate. From Wordnik.com. [An Exchange on the Russian Revolution] Reference
Kornilov was not a "counterrevolutionary," Professor Schapiro writes, because there is no evidence that he wanted to restore the monarchy. From Wordnik.com. [An Exchange on the Russian Revolution] Reference
During factional disputes, however, he was falsely accused of leading a 'counterrevolutionary' organization to which many artists were said to belong. From Wordnik.com. [China's Secret Prison] Reference
A few pages later it was the denounced himself who was relaying the "counterrevolutionary" expressions used by the cleaning assistant in the dining room. From Wordnik.com. [Yoani Sanchez: "The Murmurs Overlap... Everyone Spies on Everyone."] Reference
Zhang is one of very few military men who've called for a reassessment of the protest movement, which authorities still sometimes call a "counterrevolutionary" riot. From Wordnik.com. [When We Talk About Tiananmen] Reference
The governor-general of West Azerbaijan province, Vahid Jalalzadeh, blamed the bombing on "counterrevolutionary" rebels, an apparent reference to Kurdish separatists. From Wordnik.com. [Bomb attack at Iranian parade kills at least 11] Reference
The government refers to the protests as "counterrevolutionary" riots. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
Chinese officials still consider the 1989 protests a "counterrevolutionary" movement. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas City Star: Front Page] Reference
Because of my "counterrevolutionary" writing, the Chinese government sent me to prison for a year in the 1970s. From Wordnik.com. [Hip Hop Republican] Reference
It says its suppression of "counterrevolutionary" riots preserved social stability and paved the way for economic success. From Wordnik.com. [IdahoStatesman.com News Updates] Reference
Since his blog isn't available in Cuba, it was presumed that his assailants, who called him "counterrevolutionary," were sent by State security. From Wordnik.com. [In These Times] Reference
'counterrevolutionary' activity carried the harshest punishment, including the death sentence. From Wordnik.com. [WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA]
Years of waiting have dulled the counterrevolutionary edge. From Wordnik.com. ['How Can We Say No?'] Reference
Now I no longer think the protests were counterrevolutionary. From Wordnik.com. [When We Talk About Tiananmen] Reference
This did not occur in the face of the counterrevolutionary enemy. From Wordnik.com. [CASTRO READS MAIN REPORT AT PCC CONGRESS] Reference
We hear of subversive activity, the reading of counterrevolutionary poetry. From Wordnik.com. [In the Jaws of Kronos Act 1, scene v] Reference
I am not only a Chinese citizen, but a former "counterrevolutionary rightist.". From Wordnik.com. [A Prisoner's Journey] Reference
And in all of them lurked the mischievous soul of a joyous counterrevolutionary. From Wordnik.com. [God and Man and Bill] Reference
Master Li, as he is known to his devoted followers, may be wacky, but he's no counterrevolutionary. From Wordnik.com. [Mao Vs. The Mystic] Reference
Drastic measures will be taken against those who try to engage in any counterrevolutionary activity. From Wordnik.com. [CASTRO READS MAIN REPORT AT PCC CONGRESS] Reference
He was captured and convicted for being a counterrevolutionary -- not as a traitor; we had no evidence. From Wordnik.com. [CASTRO SPEAKS ON DOMINGUEZ, DEL PINO CASES] Reference
But Beijing still invokes a law barring counterrevolutionary activity to send political opponents to jail. From Wordnik.com. [A Land With Lawyers--But Not Enough Law] Reference
It might even cause the CIA to withdraw some of its covert funding of West German counterrevolutionary elements. From Wordnik.com. [Absolute Friends]
That's not so surprising, given that Bill was born to a father who fled Mexico because he was a counterrevolutionary. From Wordnik.com. [God and Man and Bill] Reference
Another member of the counterrevolutionary group went in with a pistol and shot the one who was moaning in the heart. From Wordnik.com. [Castro Speaks at Minint Soldier's Funeral] Reference
Dr Castro: This concerns another event involving a group of counterrevolutionary prisoners who escaped from El Morro. From Wordnik.com. [TELEVISION DISCUSSION OF CASTRO WITH RODRUGUEZ] Reference
Only by understanding the class structure could one distinguish between the revolutionary and counterrevolutionary forces. From Wordnik.com. [Class & Colour in South Africa 1850-1950 - Chapter 21] Reference
Speaking on the ANCs January 8 statement, Mbeki cautioned against complacency about the work of counterrevolutionary forces. From Wordnik.com. [Contents] Reference
It is considered a great delicacy, but I suspect it is a vengeance for suppressing their counterrevolutionary uprising in 1956. From Wordnik.com. [Absolute Friends]
This need to maintain social stability for our investments accounts for the counterrevolutionary action of American forces in Guatemala. From Wordnik.com. [A Time to Break Silence (Declaration Against the War in Vietnam)] Reference
In 1960, the U.S. State Department was financing counterrevolutionary broadcasts to Cuba from a radio station on Swan Island in Honduras. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Krassner: My Brief Encounter With Fidel Castro] Reference
They were rounded up a year later, were charged with counterrevolutionary activity and are still awaiting trial and inevitable conviction. From Wordnik.com. [Playing Chinese Chicken] Reference
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