Pronunciation: /ˈstiːmrəʊlə/
noun
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a heavy, slow-moving vehicle with a roller, used to flatten the surfaces of roads during construction: after each truckload of earth fell, a steamroller flattened it
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an oppressive and relentless power or force: victims of an ideological steamroller
verb
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(of a government or other authority) forcibly pass (a measure) by restricting debate or otherwise overriding opposition: the government’s trying to steamroller a law through
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force (someone) into doing or accepting something: an attempt to steamroller the country into political reforms