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• steamroller — I. noun Date: 1863 1. a steam driven road roller; broadly road roller 2. a crushing force especially when ruthlessly applied to overcome opposition II. verb or steamroll Date: 1879 transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• steamroller — steam‧roll‧er [ˈstiːmˌrəʊlə ǁ ˌroʊlər] also steamroll verb [transitive] informal to force someone to do what you want them to do, or to make sure something happens by using all your power and influence: • He steamrollered the bill through… …   Financial and business terms

• steamroller — /steem roh leuhr/, n. 1. a heavy steam powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like. 2. (not in technical use) any similar vehicle with a roller. 3. an overpowering force, esp. one… …   Universalium

• steamroller — [[t]sti͟ːmroʊlə(r)[/t]] steamrollers, steamrollering, steamrollered 1) N COUNT A steamroller is a large, heavy vehicle with wide, solid metal wheels, which is used to make the surface of a road flat. In the past steamrollers were powered by steam …   English dictionary

• steamroller — [stēm′rōl΄ər] n. 1. a heavy, originally steam driven, machine with rollers, used in building and repairing roads 2. an overwhelming power or influence, esp. when used relentlessly to force acceptance of a policy, override opposition, etc. vt. 1.… …   English World dictionary

• steamroller — ► NOUN ▪ a heavy, slow moving vehicle with a roller, used to flatten the surfaces of roads during construction. ► VERB (also steamroll) 1) forcibly pass (a measure) by restricting debate or otherwise overriding opposition. 2) force into doing or… …   English terms dictionary

• steamroller — steam|roll|er1 [ˈsti:mˌrəulə US ˌroulər] n 1.) a heavy vehicle with very wide wheels that is driven over road surfaces to make them flat 2.) someone who uses their power and influence to make sure that something happens the way they want it to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• steamroller — noun a heavy, slow moving vehicle with a roller, used to flatten the surfaces of roads during construction. verb (also steamroll) (of a government or other authority) forcibly pass (a measure) by restricting debate or otherwise overriding… …   English new terms dictionary

• steamroll — verb 1. bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat • Syn: ↑steamroller • Derivationally related forms: ↑steamroller, ↑steamroller (for: ↑steamroller) …   Useful english dictionary

• History of Sport Club Internacional — This article is about the history of Sport Club Internacional, a football club based in Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. For an overview of the club, see Sport Club Internacional.The foundationThe roots of Sport Club… …   Wikipedia

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium