A powerful machine with a large blade on the front, used to push earth and rocks to flatten land or clear areas.
Short for 'bulldozer,' which combined 'bull' (describing its power) plus 'dozer' from 'dose' (push), or possibly from a brand name that became genericized in the early 1900s.
The term 'bulldozer' became so powerful culturally that it inspired 'bulldozing' (forcing something through despite opposition), so a piece of construction equipment accidentally created a political metaphor that shaped how people talk about power.
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