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Iranian Revolution
Global Vocabulary for the Iranian Revolution
Term | Definition |
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Nationalize | to transfer a business from being controlled by private owners to being controlled by the government |
Shah | a title for the monarch of Iran (like a king) |
Westernize | to adopt the culture (food, clothing, music, customs, religion) of Europe or North America |
Coup (d’état) | to remove a leader from power, similar to deposing a leader |
Exiled | banned from your own country, usually for political reasons as a punishment |
Clergy | religious leaders |
autocratic | government or ruler with absolute power |
Deteriorate | to become worse and worse |
Ayatollah | title given to learned Shiite legal experts |
theocracy | a system of government led by religious leaders |
Tehran | capital of Iran |
secular | non-religious |