REVOLUTIONARY | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of revolutionary in English revolutionaryadjective uk /ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/ us /ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.er.i/

revolutionary adjective (IN POLITICS)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 involved in or relating to a revolution: a revolutionary leader/movement

• 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.

Taking action against people in power

• anarchist
• angry young man
• anti-apartheid
• anti-state
• bring
• insurgency
• insurrection
• level up phrasal verb
• mutineer
• mutinous
• recusant
• red flag
• revolt
• revolution
• revolutionarily
• subversively
• subversiveness
• topple
• troublemaker
• ungovernable

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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. New

• afresh
• be ahead of the curve idiom
• box-fresh
• brand new
• ink
• innovative
• innovatively
• latest
• newborn
• newness
• next-gen
• next-generation
• novel
• novelty
• original
• the avant-garde
• the ink is not dry/still wet idiom
• unprecedented
• up-to-the-minute idiom
• youth

See more results » revolutionarynoun [ C ] uk /ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/ us /ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.er.i/ (also revolutionist, uk/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.ɪst/ us/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.ɪst/) someone who tries to cause or take part in a revolution: She joined a movement of armed revolutionaries. He was a true revolutionist who didn't fight for the government, but for freedom.

• A poster of the Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara hangs on the wall.
• She was a true revolutionary who fought for the rights of the poor in her country.
• He is working on a biography of the famous French revolutionist Robespierre.

Activism & pressure groups

• active citizen
• active citizenship
• active resistance
• activism
• activist
• circulator
• citizen advocacy
• clicktivism
• clicktivist
• counter-demonstrate
• insurrection
• interest group
• lobbyist
• lock on phrasal verb
• locking on
• slacktivist
• social enterprise
• social entrepreneur
• special interest group
• stage a demonstration

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Taking action against people in power (Definition of revolutionary from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

revolutionary | American Dictionary

revolutionaryadjective us /ˌrev·əˈlu·ʃəˌner·i/ Add to word list Add to word list social studies relating to a complete change in a system of government, or bringing or causing great change: a revolutionary leader/program/idea Computers have brought revolutionary changes to publishing. revolutionarynoun [ C ] us /ˌrev·əˈlu·ʃəˌner·i/ social studies a person who supports or takes part in a revolution (Definition of revolutionary from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

revolutionary | Business English

revolutionaryadjective uk /ˌrevəlˈuːʃənəri/ us /ˌrevəˈluːʃəneri/ Add to word list Add to word list a revolutionary product, process, or idea is new and exciting and not like anything that has existed or been done before: This is a revolutionary device that will leapfrog current technology. a revolutionary approach/idea (Definition of revolutionary from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of revolutionary

revolutionary Instead, it was a series of ad hoc measures implemented in a struggle to prevent chaos and to stop revolutionary turmoil. From the Cambridge English Corpus Artificial intelligence promised a revolutionary approach to assisting or automating design processes, separate from other computational systems. From the Cambridge English Corpus Projects begun in southern universities on revolutionary republicanism in the 1960s and 1970s were, in some instances, delayed for decades or abandoned altogether. From the Cambridge English Corpus It was written in years of extraordinary economic expansion and revolutionary turmoil. From the Cambridge English Corpus To argue that aspects of monarchy persisted in the post revolutionary world is not new. From the Cambridge English Corpus Virtually all countries have experimented with land reform in different guises, from the piecemeal to the revolutionary, with varying degrees of success. From the Cambridge English Corpus Reviews 145 argues that each offers the possibility for developing an oppositional consciousness that has the power to ultimately produce a revolutionary imagination. From the Cambridge English Corpus Ordinary people had little understanding of or interest in the arcane complexities of revolutionary intrigue. From the Cambridge English Corpus How are the main issues surveyed by the author contested and configured by the state and the revolutionary elite itself? From the Cambridge English Corpus Beyond this, the failed offensive identifies opposite interests within revolutionary nationalism on both sides of the border. From the Cambridge English Corpus Unlike its partial, secretive and often arbitrary old regime counterpart, revolutionary law was both systematic, universal and transparent. From the Cambridge English Corpus The second section of the volume deals with personalities, covering the major leaders of the revolutionary period. From the Cambridge English Corpus It also confirmed the new pecking order within the revolutionary alliance. From the Cambridge English Corpus In response to his powerful voice, expressive gestures and use of revolutionary language, the audience became increasingly animated. From the Cambridge English Corpus The local state warned that union funds 'which might easily reach a considerable figure' could be diverted to politically revolutionary purposes. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of revolutionary These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of revolutionary? What is the pronunciation of revolutionist?

Translations of revolutionary

in Chinese (Traditional) 政治, 革命的，革命性的, 革命性的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 政治, 革命的，革命性的, 革命性的… See more in Spanish revolucionario, revolucionaria, revolucionario/ia [masculine-feminine… See more in Portuguese revolucionário, revolucionária, revolucionário/-ia… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian क्रांतिकारी… See more 画期的な, 革命的な, （政治的な）革命の… See more devrim yapan, büyük değişim gösteren, siyasî devrime ilişkin… See more révolutionnaire, révolutionnaire [masculine-feminine]… See more revolucionari, -ària… See more revolutionair… See more ஒரு புரட்சியில் ஈடுபட்டிருப்பது அல்லது தொடர்புடையது, முற்றிலும் புதியது மற்றும் சிறந்த விளைவைக் கொண்டுள்ளது… See more क्रांतिकारी, क्रांति से संबंधित, (नवीनतम एवं प्रभावशाली होने के कारण) क्रांतिकारी… See more ક્રાંતિકારી, ક્રાંતિ સાથે સંબંધિત, નવીનતમ અને પ્રભાવશાળી બનવું… See more revolutionerende, revolutionære, revolutionær… See more revolutionerande, revolutionär… See more bersifat revolusi, pemberontakan terhadap kerajaan, pemberontak… See more umwälzend, revolutionär, der Revolutionär / die Revolutionärin… See more revolusjonær, revolusjonerende, revolusjonær [masculine]… See more انقلابی, انقلاب آفریں… See more революційний, революціонер… See more విప్లవంతో కలిసి ఉన్న, లేదా సంబంధించి ఉన్న, పూర్తిగా కొత్తది… See more বৈপ্লবিক, বিপ্লববাদী… See more převratný, revoluční, revolucionář… See more revolusioner, aktivis revolusi… See more เกี่ยวกับการเปลี่ยนแปลง, เกี่ยวกับการปฏิวัติ, ผู้ที่มีส่วนในการเปลี่ยนแปลง… See more mang tính cách mạng, thuộc cách mạng, thuộc người làm cách mạng… See more rewolucyjny, rewolucjonist-a/ka, nowatorski… See more 획기적인, 혁명적인, 혁명가… See more rivoluzionario, -a… See more Need a translator?

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