Meanings
plural colour revolutions · alternative color revolution
- governmentAny of various related revolutionary movements that developed in several societies in the former Soviet Union and the Balkans during the early 2000s, mostly using nonviolent resistance.
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He [General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Choummaly Sayasone] said he hopes the two countries’ public security ministries will intensify cooperation, especially in ensuring security and safety of major events, preventing “colour revolution”, and defeating all “peaceful evolution” and riot plots of hostile and reactionary forces.
2015 December 25, Vietnam News Agency, “Lao Party, State leaders welcome Vietnam’s public security delegation”, in VietnamPlusSynonyms: coloured revolution
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various related revolutionary movements that developed in several societies in the former Soviet Union and the Balkans during the early 2000s, mostly using nonviolent resistance.
Origin
These movements often adopted a specific colour as their symbol, as in Ukraine's Orange Revolution (2004) and Kuwait's Blue Revolution (2005).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 顏色革命 /颜色革命
- 顏色革命 /颜色革命 (yánsè gémìng)any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
Finnish värivallankumous
- värivallankumousany of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
French révolution de couleur, révolution colorée
- révolution de couleurany of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
- révolution coloréeany of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
German Farbrevolution, Farbenrevolution
- Farbrevolutionany of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
- Farbenrevolutionany of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
Hungarian színes forradalom
- színes forradalomany of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
Japanese カラー革命
- カラー革命 (karā kakumei)any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
Russian цветная революция
- цветная революция (cvetnaja revoljucija)any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
Ukrainian кольоро́ва револю́ція
- кольоро́ва револю́ція (kolʹoróva revoljúcija)any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
Vietnamese cách mạng màu
- cách mạng màuany of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
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colour revolution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour%20revolution
“colour revolution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour%20revolution. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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