Levellers
/ (ˈlɛvələz) /
the Levellers English history a radical group on the Parliamentarian side during the Civil War that advocated republicanism, freedom of worship, etc
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How to use Levellers in a sentence
The Levellers insisted on an equal distribution of power and property, and disclaimed all dependence and subordination.
Your Levellers wish to level down as far as 25 themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves.
Multitudes of “Levellers” destroyed the loose stone dykes and slaughtered cattle.
A Short History of Scotland | Andrew LangThe earliest Levellers get their name because they raze not social inequalities but quickset hedges and park palings.
The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century | Richard Henry TawneySignor Conte, I have heard of Levellers, but I have never seen one: all are disposed to level down, but nobody to level up.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems | Walter Savage Landor
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