| 单词 | palace revolution |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspalace revolution palace revolution n. [compare German Palastrevolution (1859 or earlier)] the (frequently non-violent) overthrow of a sovereign or government, esp. by senior members of the ruling group; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > revolution > [noun] > without civil war palace revolution1845 palace coup1938 1845 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 271 The history of the government was but a series of palace-revolutions, in which the sovereign..was elevated, deposed, or strangled, according to the prevalence of different factions in the capital. 1935 H. A. L. Fisher Hist. Europe I. xii. 143 The [Byzantine] state was shaken by palace revolutions and civil war. 1984 P. Lively According to Mark viii. 103 Stamp..speculated about a palace revolution in a leading publishing house. 1998 Economist 21 Mar. 53/3 He is patiently weaving a network of influence in preparation for a palace revolution—one day. < as lemmas |
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