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Levellers

British  
/ ˈlɛvələz /

noun

  1. English history a radical group on the Parliamentarian side during the Civil War that advocated republicanism, freedom of worship, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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You might have heard of the Ranters and Levellers, whose pamphlets adorn a wall - but did you know about the Adamites?

From BBC ● May 23, 2023

After Charles I was overthrown and beheaded, the Levellers and the Diggers pushed for radical equality and an end to land ownership—objectives that by the play’s end it is painfully clear they will not achieve.

From Slate ● May 7, 2018

Into this debate plunge the members of three new radical groups: the Diggers, the Ranters and the Levellers.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2018

Q:What is the best part of being The Levellers now as opposed to then?

From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2016

On January 7th the Lord Mayor gave a banquet to the House of Commons, Cromwell, and the chief officers, to commemorate the rout of the dangerous Levellers.

From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury

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