insurrection

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An organized opposition to authority; a mutiny; a rebellion
the state of being in active resistance to authority
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
A rising in mass to oppose an enemy
A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state
{i} rebellion, armed revolt against authority or government, uprising
An insurrection is violent action that is taken by a large group of people against the rulers of their country, usually in order to remove them from office. They were plotting to stage an armed insurrection. = uprising, insurgency. an attempt by a large group of people within a country to take control using force and violence = rebellion insurrection against (insurrectio, from insurgere; INSURGENT)
insurrectionary
Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection
ınsurrection
{n} domestice rebellion, sedition
Hasmonean insurrection
Jewish rebellion against Greek rule in Judea (167 - 37 BC)
armed insurrection
armed rebellion
insurrectional
of or relating to or given to insurrection
insurrectional
Pertaining to insurrection; consisting in insurrection
insurrectional
{s} pertaining to a revolt, pertaining to a rebellion
insurrectionary
Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection; rebellious; seditious
insurrectionary
{s} rebellious, mutinous
insurrections
plural of insurrection
insurrection
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