Revolutionary People's Struggle
- proper noun
- NSFW
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Lucha Revolucionaria del Pueblo
- The Revolutionary People's Struggle was active during the 1970s and was known for its anti-capitalist stance.
Examples
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The Greek authorities arrested several members of the Revolutionary People's Struggle after a series of bombings in Athens.
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Scholars have studied the impact of the Revolutionary People's Struggle on the political upheavals in modern Greece.
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The Revolutionary People's Struggle was known for its radical tactics.
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Did the Revolutionary People's Struggle influence other groups?
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Historians often reference the Revolutionary People's Struggle when discussing leftist movements in Greece.
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The Revolutionary People's Struggle aimed to dismantle the established order and promote a new socialist vision.
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In the 1980s, many young activists were inspired by the ideology of the Revolutionary People's Struggle.
Surface Forms
Morphology
revolutionary + People's + struggle
The phrase transparently combines 'revolutionary' (supporting radical change), 'People's' (belonging to the people) and 'struggle' (a political fight), so a learner who knows the constituents will infer it refers to a radical or popular movement/group. While it is a proper name for a specific Greek militant organization and learners won't know the historical particulars, the overall meaning is compositional and cross-linguistically familiar.
Etymology
Revolutionary People's Struggle was chosen as a clear message: revolutionary shows they wanted big political change, people's means they said they acted for ordinary people, and struggle gives the image of a 'fight' or 'resistance'. That's why the name refers to a Greek group formed in 1971 to oppose the military rulers and push for large social and economic change.
