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Examples of revolutionist in a Sentence
after a long series of weak leaders, the people were ready for a revolutionist who promised to bring sweeping change to the nation
historically, revolutionists have generally been young men willing to risk everything, even their lives, in the pursuit of their cause
Recent Examples on the Web
And many revolutionists think that new equipment has changed the patterns of advance and retreat in Ukraine relative to historical experience.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2023
As the head of China’s Nationalist government, Chiang and his party were trying to establish control in a nation divided among revolutionists, nationalists, Indigenous warlords, and a developing communist army and government.
—Susan Tate Ankeny, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
Many revolutionists see heavy tank casualties in Ukraine as the key indicator for the tank’s looming obsolescence in the face of newly lethal precision antitank weapons.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2023
Leading that revolt is young revolutionist Luigi (Vincenzo Crea), while much older Silvestro (Luca Lionello) hopes to change things from within, by running for a public office usually held by the gentry.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
On the second episode of Broken Bread this season, Choi talks to farm-to-table revolutionist Alice Waters about the importance of slow food.
—Andy Wang, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2022
From the early days of Silicon Valley’s Internet-era revolution, as engineers, designers, and financiers began to recognize the potential of their inventions, sanctimony was a distinct feature of the revolutionists.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2018
The red flag of the revolutionist in Lower California floats from the mast of the Mexican custom house in the Mexican town, the result of by far the most desperate and sanguinary battle yet fought on the Mexican peninsula.
—sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 May 2018
Around and about Soho at the time could be found dissidents and revolutionists from half the countries of Europe — Louis Blanc, Karl Marx, Giuseppe Mazzini, Lajos Kossuth and Alexander Herzen.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
First Known Use
1710, in the meaning defined above
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“Revolutionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolutionist. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
revolutionist
noun
rev·o·lu·tion·ist
ˌrev-ə-ˈlü-sh(ə-)nəst
1
: a person who takes part in a revolution
2
: a person who believes in revolution as a means of bringing about change
revolutionist
adjective
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