leveller

leveller
leveller, {{}}American{{}} leveler [{{t}}'levələ(r)]
1 noun
{{}}Politics{{}} égalitariste mf, niveleur(euse) m,f;
death is a great leveller nous sommes tous égaux devant la mort
2 Levellers plural noun
{{}}History{{}} the Levellers les niveleurs mpl
THE LEVELLERS Ce mouvement de républicains apparut en 1647 pendant la guerre civile en Angleterre. Les "niveleurs" réclamaient un renforcement des pouvoirs du Parlement ainsi qu'une plus large représentation populaire, mais furent durement réprimés par Cromwell.

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  • leveller — 1590s, someone or something that makes level; agent noun of LEVEL (Cf. level) (v.). From 1640s as the name of a political party of the time of Charles I that advocated abolishing all differences of position and rank …   Etymology dictionary

  • leveller — [[t]le̱vələ(r)[/t]] levellers N COUNT: usu sing, oft adj N If you describe something as a leveller, you mean that it makes all people seem the same, in spite of their differences in, for example, age or social status. The computer is a leveller,… …   English dictionary

  • leveller — (US leveler) noun 1》 a person or thing that levels something.     ↘a situation or activity in which distinctions of class, age, or ability are immaterial: motherhood is a great leveller. 2》 (Leveller) a member of a group of radical dissenters in… …   English new terms dictionary

  • leveller — UK [ˈlev(ə)lə(r)] / US [ˈlev(ə)lər] noun [countable] Word forms leveller : singular leveller plural levellers something that makes all people seem equal because it affects them all in the same way …   English dictionary

  • leveller — noun a) A person or thing that levels. I adjusted the leveller built into each leg of the table, but it still wobbled. b) A person holding a political opinion in favor of eliminating disparities between the haves and the have nots …   Wiktionary

  • leveller — lygiklis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Elektrocheminę dangą išlyginanti medžiaga. atitikmenys: angl. leveller; levelling agent rus. выравниватель; выравнивающее вещество …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • leveller — lygiklis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiaga, padedanti vienodžiau nudažyti pluoštą. atitikmenys: angl. leveller; levelling agent rus. выравниватель; выравнивающее вещество; эгализирующее средство …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • leveller — see death is the great leveller …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • leveller — n. (US leveler) 1 a person who advocates the abolition of social distinctions. 2 (Leveller) hist. an extreme radical dissenter in 17th c. England. 3 a person or thing that levels …   Useful english dictionary

  • leveller — noun see leveler …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • leveller — /lev euh leuhr/, n. 1. (usually cap.) (during the British Civil War) a member of the Parliamentary army advocating constitutional reforms, equal rights, and religious tolerance. 2. Chiefly Brit. leveler. [1590 1600; LEVEL + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

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