An action or movement intended to undo or oppose a restoration, such as a return to a previous political system or style.
From counter- (against) + restoration (the act of returning something to its original state). Restoration comes from Latin restaurare meaning to rebuild. This compound emerged during periods of political upheaval when competing groups fought over which 'old system' to restore.
History is full of counterrestorations—after the French Revolution tried to undo the monarchy, royalists counterrestored it, then revolutionaries counterrestored the republic again! It's like historical ping-pong.
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