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Definition of revolutionary noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

revolutionary

noun
 
/ˌrevəˈluːʃənəri/
 
/ˌrevəˈluːʃəneri/
(plural revolutionaries)
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  1. a person who starts or supports a revolution, especially a political one
    • socialist revolutionaries
    • Like the French revolutionaries, his main concern was to unify the country.
    • The revolutionaries tried to encourage soldiers to mutiny or desert.
    Topics Politicsc1
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