noun
1 changing the political system
ADJECTIVE
▪ successful
▪ bloody , violent
▪
Thousands of people were killed in the bloody ~ that toppled the government.
▪ bloodless , peaceful
▪ popular
▪ political
▪ communist , democratic , socialist , etc.
▪ bourgeois , proletarian
▪ world
▪
Some Marxists still believe that socialism will one day triumph through world ~.
VERB + REVOLUTION
▪ carry out , fight , foment , stage
▪
The activists were charged with fomenting ~.
▪ lead
▪ crush , put down
▪ call for
REVOLUTION + VERB
▪ break out
▪ spread
▪ overthrow sth , topple sth
▪
the ~ which overthrew the old regime
▪ fail
▪
the failed 1911 ~
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against
▪
a ~ against communist rule
PHRASES
▪ the outbreak of the ~
▪ ~ from above , ~ from below (= by people already in power/by people without political power)
▪ the threat of ~ ( esp. BrE )
2 complete change in methods, opinions, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ quiet
▪
There has been a quiet ~ in the way writing is taught.
▪ complete
▪ virtual
▪ minor
▪ agrarian , agricultural , computer , cultural , digital , economic , electronic , industrial , information , Internet , political , scientific , sexual , social , technological
VERB + REVOLUTION
▪ achieve , begin , bring , bring about , create , launch , spark , start
▪
The coming of the Internet brought about a ~ in people's leisure activities.
▪ lead
▪ go through , undergo
▪
Marketing has undergone a ~ in recent years.
▪ see
▪
The last decade has seen a ~ in telecommunications.
▪ embrace , welcome ( esp. BrE )
▪
Doctors have welcomed the fitness ~.
REVOLUTION + VERB
▪ occur , take place
▪
As the 18th century wore on, an agricultural ~ took place.
▪ go on
▪
There has been a ~ going on in farming during the last five years.
▪ transform sth
▪
The computer ~ has transformed the workplace.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
He achieved a virtual ~ in the way music is recorded.
3 movement around sth; one complete turn
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete , full
▪
One full ~ of the knob will open the hatch.
VERB + REVOLUTION
▪ complete , make
PREPOSITION
▪ through a ~
▪
The earth turns through one complete ~ every 24 hours.
▪ ~ about ( BrE ), ~ around
▪
Jupiter makes a complete ~ around the sun every 12 years.
PHRASES
▪ ~s a minute , ~s per minute