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Levellers

British

/ ˈlɛvələz /

noun

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

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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

The ideas of the Levellers and Diggers were said by the late Labour politician Tony Benn to have helped to shape the American and French revolutions.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2015

Lilburne and the Levellers were equally distrustful of Cromwell's new Council of State.

From The Rise of the Democracy by Clayton, Joseph

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