Insurrection - English meaning

noun

A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems.

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The country has been plunged into a state of anarchy

noun

A lack of organization and control in a society or group, esp. because either there is no government or it has no power

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Civil war has led to anarchy., the crowd was restless and verging on anarchy., belief in freedom do…

noun

A situation in which there is no organization and control, especially in society, because there is no effective government

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What we are witnessing is the country's slow slide into anarchy., the country has been in a state o…

noun

A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.

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He was overthrown in an army coup

noun

An unexpectedly successful achievement

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It was a tremendous coup for the local paper to get an exclusive interview with prince charles., i …

noun

A sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army

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A military coup

idiom

A sudden and decisive change of government by force

noun

A sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government; a coup.

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A military coup d'état brought down the government

noun

Sudden defeat of a government through illegal force by a small group, often a military one

noun

An act of rising in active revolt.

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Annexation provoked extensive insurgence

noun

An active revolt or uprising.

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Rebels are waging an armed insurgency to topple the monarchy

noun

The violent struggle of a group of people who refuse to accept their government's power

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The insurgency continues despite last week's assault on the rebel stronghold.

noun

An open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.

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A mutiny by those manning the weapons could trigger a global war

verb

Refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority.

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Thousands of the soldiers mutinied over the non-payment of wages

noun

Refusal to obey orders, or a violent attempt to take control from people in authority, esp. in the military or on a ship

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[ u ] walker’s superiors charged him with mutiny., mutinous troops failed to overthrow the governme…

noun

An act of armed resistance to an established government or leader.

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The authorities put down a rebellion by landless colonials

noun

Violent action organized by a group of people who refuse to accept their government’s power and are willing to use force to oppose it

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[ c ] the african-american nat turner led an 1831 rebellion., [ u ] many students were in rebellion…

verb

Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel.

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The iceni revolted and had to be suppressed

noun

An attempt to end the authority of a person or body by rebelling.

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A country-wide revolt against the government

verb

To take violent action against authority, or to refuse to be controlled or ruled

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Californians may be ready to revolt against broad cuts in government services., i was revolted by h…

noun

A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.

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The country has had a socialist revolution

noun

A sudden and great change, esp. the violent change of a system of government

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[ u ] the country seems to be heading toward revolution., [ c ] the discovery of penicillin produce…

noun

A big change or improvement in the way that something works or looks, or in the way that people do a particular activity

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A revolution in sth facing up to climate change requires a revolution in business thinking., an eco…

noun

A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.

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Riots broke out in the capital

verb

Take part in a violent public disturbance.

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Students rioted in paris

noun

A noisy and violent public gathering

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The streets in this district include south central los angeles, where the riots broke out two years…

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The violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.

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The clashes followed a night of rioting in several parts of the city

verb

Take part in a violent public disturbance.

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Students rioted in paris

noun

Noisy, violent, and uncontrolled behaviour by a group of people in a public place, often as a protest

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The government is afraid of further serious rioting today., rioting broke out when the election res…

adjective

Going up, increasing, or sloping upward.

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The rising temperature

noun

An armed protest against authority; a revolt.

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The warsaw rising of 1944

verb

Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

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The tiny aircraft rose from the ground

noun

Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

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These varied from the trials and subsequent execution of radicals for treason, to trials for sediti…

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Language or behavior intended to persuade other people to oppose their government and change it, sometimes by using violence

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He himself was tried for sedition and sentenced to ten years in jail.

noun

A state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, and agitation, typically involving public demonstrations or disorder.

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Years of industrial unrest

noun

Disagreements or fighting between groups of people

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Civil/social/labor unrest, the president is cutting short an international trip because of growing …

noun

An act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt.

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An armed uprising

verb

Rise to a standing or elevated position.

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Bright and red uprose the morning sun

noun

An act of opposition by many people, sometimes using violence, against those who are in power