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noun changing the political system ADJ. successful | bloody, violent Thousands of people were killed in the bloody revolution that toppled the government. | bloodless, peaceful | popular | political | anti-communist, anti-democratic, etc. | communist, socialist, etc. | palace | bourgeois, proletarian | world Some Marxists still believe that socialism will one day triumph through world revolution. VERB + REVOLUTION carry out, conduct, fight, foment, stage The activists were charged with fomenting revolution. | crush, put down | call for REVOLUTION + VERB break out | spread | overthrow sth, topple sth the revolution which overthrew the old regime | fail the failed 1911 revolution PREP. ~ against a revolution against communist rule PHRASES the outbreak of the revolution, revolution from above/below (= fought by people already in power/by people without political power), the threat of revolution complete change in methods, opinions, etc. ADJ. quiet There has been a quiet revolution in the way writing is taught. | complete | virtual | minor | agrarian, agricultural, computer, cultural, economic, electronic, environmental, industrial, political, scientific, sexual, social, technological VERB + REVOLUTION achieve, bring (about) The coming of television brought about a revolution in people's leisure activities. | undergo Marketing has undergone a revolution in recent years. | embrace, welcome Doctors have welcomed the fitness revolution. REVOLUTION + VERB take place As the eighteenth century wore on, an agricultural revolution took place. | transform sth The computer revolution has transformed the workplace. PREP. ~ in He achieved a virtual revolution in the way music is recorded. movement around sth; one complete turn ADJ. complete, full One full revolution of the knob will open the hatch. VERB + REVOLUTION make PREP. through a ~ The earth turns through one complete revolution approximately every twenty-four hours. | ~ about/around/round How long does it take for the planet Jupiter to make a complete revolution around the sun? PHRASES revolutions a/per minuteREV
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