revolution

1. A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving (synset 107438709)
   "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"
   is a type of: alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
   subtypes:

   • cultural revolution, great proletarian cultural revolution - a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos
   • green revolution - the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity
2. The overthrow of a government by those who are governed (synset 100964833)
   is a type of: group action - action taken by a group of people
   subtypes: counterrevolution - a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution
   specific instances:

   • american revolution, american revolutionary war, american war of independence, war of american independence - the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
   • chinese revolution - the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912
   • cuban revolution - the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959
   • bloodless revolution, english revolution, glorious revolution - the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689)
   • french revolution - the revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799
   • mexican revolution - a revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern Mexico by Pancho Villa and in southern Mexico by Emiliano Zapata (1910-1911)
   • february revolution, russian revolution - the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917
3. A single complete turn (axial or orbital) (synset 107455579)
   "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
   is a type of: turn, turning - a movement in a new direction
   subtypes:

   • clockwise rotation, dextrorotation - rotation to the right
   • counterclockwise rotation, levorotation - rotation to the left
   • axial motion, axial rotation, roll - rotary motion of an object around its own axis
   • orbital motion, orbital rotation - motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point
   • spin - a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
   same as: gyration, rotation

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