"quiet revolution" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quiet revolutions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quiet revolution (plural quiet revolutions)
  1. A major social or political change attained without violence or significant upheaval. Hypernyms: revolution
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