young turk

young Turk

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yuhng turk]
- /yʌŋ tɜrk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yuhng turk]
- /yʌŋ tɜrk/

Definitions of young turk words

noun young turk a member of a Turkish reformist and nationalist party that was founded in the latter part of the 19th century and was the dominant political party in Turkey in the period 1908–18. 1
noun young turk an insurgent in a political party, especially one belonging to a group or faction that supports liberal or progressive policies: The leadership of the party passed from the cautious old-line conservatives to the zealous Young Turks. 1
noun young turk Also, young Turk, young turk. any person aggressively or impatiently advocating reform within an organization. 1
noun young turk a progressive, revolutionary, or rebellious member of an organization, political party, etc, esp one agitating for radical reform 0
noun young turk a member of an abortive reform movement in the Ottoman Empire, originally made up of exiles in W Europe who advocated liberal reforms. The movement fell under the domination of young Turkish army officers of a nationalist bent, who wielded great influence in the government between 1908 and 1918 0
noun young turk any of a group of younger people seeking to take control of an organization, party, country, etc. from an entrenched, usually conservative, group of older people 0

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Origin of young turk

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Young turk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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young turk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for young turk

noun young turk

activist — An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
zealot — a person who shows zeal.

All 2 Synonyms of young turk