B2nounhistorypolitics
US/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/
UK/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/
a time when people change their government, often by force; also a very big change in how things are done
In context
The French Revolution changed the history of Europe.
The August Revolution of 1945 ended French colonial rule in much of Vietnam.
Smartphones started a revolution in the way we shop and pay.
Words that go with revolution
adjective + noun
- industrial revolutionThe Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the eighteenth century.
- digital revolutionThe digital revolution has changed how newspapers make money.
- peaceful revolutionIt was a peaceful revolution, achieved without a single shot.
verb + noun
- lead a revolutionFew people expected a group of students to lead a revolution.
noun + preposition
- revolution inThere has been a revolution in the way we learn languages.