Definition of velvet revolution in US English:
velvet revolution
nounˈvelvət ˌrevəˈlo͞oSHən
A nonviolent political revolution, especially the relatively smooth change from Communism to a Western-style democracy in Czechoslovakia at the end of 1989.
Example sentencesExamples
- I would very much like to think that every repressive country in the world could have its velvet revolution, and soon.
- When Vaclav Havel began his velvet revolution in Prague, Tom, at great personal and professional risk, smuggled printing and publishing equipment into Czechoslovakia to aid the underground press there.
- Privatization began after the velvet revolution in 1989, and most property owned privately before 1948 has been returned to the owners or their descendants.
- O'Neill has the time to effect his velvet revolution after the brusque, abrasive and confrontational approach of his predecessor.
- By the end of the 1980s the Berlin Wall was down and the velvet revolutions in eastern Europe were under way.
Origin
Translating Czech sametová revoluce.