English > insurrection: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another. |
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| Synonyms | rebellion, revolt, rising, uprising |
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| Instances | Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Mutiny | discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858 |
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| Peasant's Revolt, Great Revolt | A widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people / people of England |
| Narrower | insurgency, insurgence | An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict |
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| 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 |
| mutiny | open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) |
| Broader | conflict, struggle, battle | An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) |
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| Spanish | alzamiento, insurgencia, insurrección, levantamiento, rebelión, revuelta, solevamiento, sublevación, sublevamiento |
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| Catalan | aixecament, alçament, insurrecció, rebel·lió, revolta, sollevament |
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| Adjectives | insurrectional, insurrectionary | of or relating to or given to insurrection |
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| Nouns | insurrectionist | a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) |
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