Meanings
quiet revolution1
nounquiet revolution (plural quiet revolutions)
plural quiet revolutions
- A major social or political change attained without violence or significant upheaval.
Quiet Revolution2
proper nounthe Quiet Revolution
- A period of vast sociopolitical change in Quebec in the 1960s characterized by secularization, a rise of Quebec nationalism, and the development of a welfare state.
Origin
Likely coined in The Globe and Mail or the Montreal Gazette.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic ثورة هادئة
- ثورة هادئةTranslations
French Révolution tranquille
- Révolution tranquilleTranslations
German Stille Revolution
- Stille RevolutionTranslations
Japanese 静かなる革命
- 静かなる革命Translations
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APA
quiet revolution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quiet%20revolution
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“quiet revolution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quiet%20revolution. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quiet revolution,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quiet%20revolution.
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