Quiet Revolution

noun

1. (in Canada) a period during the 1960s in Quebec, marked by secularization, educational reforms, and rising support for separation from the rest of Canada French nameRévolution tranquille

Example Sentences

There has been a quiet revolution in the American (and international) auto industry in recent years.

From The Daily Beast

David Crane, CEO of the electricity company NRG, cited a quiet revolution.

From The Daily Beast

Pictures by Women is something of a quiet revolution, as well as a striking revelation.

From The Daily Beast

In this matter a quiet revolution has been for some time going on in London.

From Project Gutenberg

In large manufactures as in small the hydraulic forge has wrought a quiet revolution.

From Project Gutenberg