in·sur·rec·tion ( n s -r k shn)n. The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin  nsurr cti , nsurrctin-, from Latin nsurrctus, past participle of nsurgere, to rise up; see insurgent.]in sur·rection·al adj.in sur·rection·ary (-sh-nr) adj. & n.in sur·rection·ism n.in sur·rection·ist n. |
insurrection [ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the act or an instance of rebelling against a government in power or the civil authorities; insurgency
[from Late Latin insurrectiō, from insurgere to rise up]
insurrectional adj
insurrectionary n & adj
insurrectionism n
insurrectionist n & adj
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| Noun | 1. |  insurrection - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from anotherconflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" insurgence, insurgency - an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict intifada, intifadah - an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993" mutiny - open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) |
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