social revolution
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsocialandrevolution
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social
adjective
uk/ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/us/ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/
relating to activities in which you meet and spend time with other people and that happen during the time when you are ...
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revolution
noun
uk/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/us/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/
a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence ...
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(Definition ofsocialandrevolutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Then comes the period ofsocialrevolution.
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While most legionaries supported the government, some were committed tosocialrevolution.
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The violence of those years did not amount to asocialrevolution, but was rather a clash between generations.
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One of its postulates was that the physical or biological enhancement of mankind is a prerequisite forsocialrevolution.
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They are out for thesocialrevolution.
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This, in itself, has brought about a minorsocialrevolution.
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Since 1964, there has been a tremendoussocialrevolution.
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Thesocialrevolutionof 1945 might never have happened.
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It is a remarkablesocialrevolution, which the people wanted.
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We were not seeking asocialrevolutionby any means.
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It is because there has been a greatsocialrevolution.
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It was primarily a political andsocialrevolution.
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Thesocialrevolutionis not far behind the technical revolution.
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But there is a third revolution, thesocialrevolution.
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We have not had asocialrevolutionsince that time.
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He is the victim of asocialrevolution.
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Thesocialrevolutionhas taken and is taking place.
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That is the extent of thesocialrevolution.
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My only purpose here is to point out that such changes are basically what we would normally call asocialrevolution.
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The political stage was soon occupied by the leaders of asocialrevolutionthat in 1917 put an end to the liberal project.
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We spoke as if that had been the beginning of asocialrevolution.
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In 1919, a greatsocialrevolutiontook place in this country.
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I believe that we can, on the basis of recognising thesocialrevolutionand the forces.
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