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a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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A juggernaut is a term used in the English language to describe a literal or metaphorical force regarded as unstoppable.
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It is often applied to a large machine, or collectively to a team or group of people working together, or even a growing political movement led by a charismatic leader—and it often bears an association with being crushingly destructive.
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Juggernaut

Latest revision as of 17:21, 30 May 2011

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A juggernaut is a term used in the English language to describe a literal or metaphorical force regarded as unstoppable.

It is often applied to a large machine, or collectively to a team or group of people working together, or even a growing political movement led by a charismatic leader—and it often bears an association with being crushingly destructive.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Juggernaut