revolutionaryadjective
uk/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/us/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.er.i/revolutionary adjective (IN POLITICS)
B2 involved in or relating to a revolution:
a revolutionary leader/movement
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- He was arrested for taking part in revolutionary activities.
- His writings influenced political thinking during the revolutionary war.
- The revolutionary party was defeated in the recent election.
- The government has ordered the closure of the revolutionary newspaper.
- Several revolutionary organizations combined to form the new party.
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Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- bring
- bring sb down
- counter-revolution
- insurgent
- mujahideen
- mutineer
- mutiny
- overthrow
- palace coup
- partisan
- poacher
- put sth down 1
- riot
- riotous
- rising
- secede
- state of emergency
- uprising
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revolutionary adjective (NEW AND IMPORTANT)
B2 completely new and having a great effect:
Penicillin was a revolutionary drug.
The 20th century brought about revolutionary changes in our lifestyles.
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New
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- afresh
- brand new
- brave new
- break the mould idiom
- breath
- injection
- innovation
- innovative
- latest
- latter-day
- mint
- minute 1
- neo-
- novel
- novelty
- original
- originality
- pristine
- the avant-garde
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revolutionarynoun [ C ]
uk/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/us/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.er.i/someone who tries to cause or take part in a revolution
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Activism & pressure groups
- activism
- activist
- agitation
- agitator
- agitprop
- CND
- gay activist
- gherao
- groundswell
- guerrilla
- hunger strike
- lobby
- protest
- protester
- radical
- rasta roko
- rebel
- rebellion
- reformer
- stir
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