Meaning | The overthrow of a government by those who are governed. |
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Instances | American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, War of American Independence, American War of Independence | The revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain |
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Chinese Revolution | The republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China |
Cuban Revolution | The revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba |
English Revolution, Glorious Revolution, Bloodless Revolution | The revolution against James II |
French Revolution | The revolution in France against the Bourbons |
Mexican Revolution | A revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern Mexico by Pancho Villa and in southern Mexico by Emiliano Zapata (1910-1911) |
Russian Revolution, February Revolution | The revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication / abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917 |
Narrower | counterrevolution | A revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution |
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Broader | group action | action taken by a group of people |
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Spanish | revolución |
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Catalan | revolució |
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Adjectives | revolutionary | relating to or having the nature of a revolution |
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Nouns | revolutionist | a radical supporter of political or social revolution |
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Verbs | revolt | make revolution |
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revolutionize | overthrow by a revolution, of governments |