colour revolution en · NOUN
Etymology
These movements often adopted a specific colour as their symbol, as in Ukraine's Orange Revolution (2004) and Kuwait's Blue Revolution (2005).
Meanings
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Any of various related revolutionary movements that developed in several societies in the former Soviet Union and the Balkans during the early 2000s, mostly using nonviolent resistance.
He [General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Choummaly Sayasone] said he hopes the two countries’ public security ministries will intensify cooperation, especially in ensuring security and safety of major events, preventing “colour revolution”, and defeating all “peaceful evolution” and riot plots of hostile and reactionary forces.
2015 December 25, Vietnam News Agency, “Lao Party, State leaders welcome Vietnam’s public security delegation”, in VietnamPlus:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| colour revolutions | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| color revolution | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (12)
de Farbrevolution (any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance) · de Farbenrevolution (any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance) · fr révolution de couleur (any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance) · fr révolution colorée (any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance) · vi cách mạng màu (any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance) · ja カラー革命 (any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance) · fi värivallankumous (any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance) · cmn 顏色革命 /颜色革命 (any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance) · hu színes forradalom (any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance) · km បដិវត្តន៍ពណ៌ (any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance) · uk кольоро́ва револю́ція (any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance) · ru цветная революция (any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance)