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- noun Plural form of
revolution . As the turnings of a motor, or the overthrowing of a government.
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Examples
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Indeed, the struggle required to take and hold power in revolutions generally leaves its mark in the militarized and coercive character of new revolutionary regimes.
What Makes a Revolution Work? | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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Thus, there are economic theories predicting that people simply won't vote, join revolutions, or give money to charity.
The Marginal Myth, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I guess the only good thing to say about Kyrgyz (and to an extent Georgian) revolutions is that initially there is a period of relative liberalization.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Thoughts on the Revolution (?) in Kyrgyzstan 2010
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But if you're primarily interested in revolutions, it will not be much good to you.
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But if you're primarily interested in revolutions, it will not be much good to you.
mrissa: Books read, early March mrissa 2010
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After having set this new standard of sanity in revolutions, we have organized ourselves into the newest Republic, following up-to-date patterns.
CHINA 2007
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After having set this new standard of sanity in revolutions, we have organized ourselves into the newest Republic, following up-to-date patterns.
CHINA 2007
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After having set this new standard of sanity in revolutions, we have organized ourselves into the newest Republic, following up-to-date patterns.
CHINA 2007
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The process will take several election cycles to complete and it may not be as easy going as we like in revolutions; but the process has begun and cannot be retracted now.
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The only reason that the tsunami and earthquakes have not produced revolutions is that they were naturally caused phenomenon.
Think Progress » McClellan: I Can’t Comment Because Harriet Miers Told Me Not To 2005
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