sedition

[ si-dish-uhn ]

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noun

incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
any action, especially in speech or writing, promoting such discontent or rebellion.

Archaic. rebellious disorder.

Origin of sedition

First recorded in 1325–75; from Latin sēditiōn-, stem of sēditiō “rebellion, strife,” literally “a going apart,” from sēd- se- + itiō “a going” (from it(us) “gone,” past participle of īre “to go” + -iō -ion); replacing Middle English sedicioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above

synonym study For sedition

1. See treason.

Other words for sedition

1	insurrection, mutiny

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Other words from sedition

an·ti·se·di·tion, adjective

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How to use sedition in a sentence

So does his comment about treason, which plugs into the mentality of those accusing the President of sedition and disloyalty.
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I refer to the Alien and sedition Acts, signed into law by President John Adams in 1798.
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Nor do members of Congress with close NRA ties who scare the populace and encourage sedition face any consequences.
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Kamhawi is facing sedition charges from the nervous regime for, as he puts it, “saying what I am saying to you.”
Riots Erupt in Jordan: The End of Absolute Monarchy | Christopher Dickey | November 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Waited to hear what she would make, even at this early hearing, of the charge he faced: sedition.
The Sedition Files: How an Indian Cartoonist Becomes a Criminal | Dilip D’Souza | September 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

There was little reason to hope that this, the third city in India, should not yield readily to sedition-mongers.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
John Smith was later charged with sedition, acquitted, and finally restored to his rightful council position.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
No one knows better than I that it is, at the present moment, honeycombed with sedition and anarchical impulses.
The Double Four | E. Phillips Oppenheim
He ascribed the measures taken to repress sedition and defeat the French propaganda as attempts at tyranny.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
The sedition cases were mostly heard before the lord-justice clerk Braxfield, who behaved with scandalous harshness and severity.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for sedition

sedition

/ (sɪˈdɪʃən) /

noun

speech or behaviour directed against the peace of a state
an offence that tends to undermine the authority of a state

an incitement to public disorder
archaic revolt

Origin of sedition

C14: from Latin sēditiō discord, from sēd- apart + itiō a going, from īre to go

Derived forms of sedition

seditionary, noun, adjective

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Cultural definitions for sedition

sedition

Acts that incite rebellion or civil disorder against an established government.

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