revolutionary:
(plural: ‘revolutionaries‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
‘revolution’ in this context = the act of overthrowing (changing) a ruler or a government by force and replacing him/her or it with another; a sudden change in a situation
former Mexican revolutionaries on a train
a person, usually a militant, who participates in a revolution;
a person who supports a revolution in bringing about a political or social or technological change in a country/society,
Note: ‘Revolutionary’ is more commonly used as an adjective; for example, revolutionary ideas, revolutionary slogans, revolutionary movement, revolutionary situation, etc. “After mobile phones, we haven’t had any revolutionary developments in communication sector.” & “Political revolutions have become so common place that people don’t see anything revolutionary in a revolution any more!”
Syrian revolutionaries in the recent conflict
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It’s known that the Russian revolutionary, Leon Trotsky, advocated the theory of permanent revolution.
When I was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, I met several revolutionaries who believed in revolutionary ideology.
Revolutionaries fighting against their own country are usually supplied with weapons and ammunition by the enemy country/countries for its/their own benefit.
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