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counter-reform
noun[ C or U ]
(alsocounterreform)uk /ˈkaʊn.tə.rɪˌfɔːm/ us /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.rɪˌfɔːrm/
a change or set of changes whose purpose is to oppose or remove the effects of changes that were made previously:
A wave of counter-reforms followed as the new government strove to reverse the policies of its predecessor.
Reform and counter-reform left ordinary people disillusioned with politics.
A political crackdown accompanied the counter-reform.
The land grab has been described by some as agrarian counter-reform.
We would need to evaluate the situation before and after the counterreform.
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