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insurrection
[in-suh-rek-shuhn]
noun
an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
insurrection
/ ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən /
noun
the act or an instance of rebelling against a government in power or the civil authorities; insurgency
Other Word Forms
- insurrectional adjective
- insurrectionary noun
- insurrectionism noun
- insurrectionist noun
- insurrectionally adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of insurrection1
Word History and Origins
Origin of insurrection1
Example Sentences
The Nigerian army plays down casualties in its fight against jihadists who have been waging a 16-year insurrection to establish a caliphate in the northeast.
“There is no insurrection in Portland. No threat to national security.”
“There is no insurrection here,” he said during a news conference.
According to Miller, judicial rulings that thwarted the administration’s agenda were “an insurrection against the laws and Constitution of the United States.”
“I told him in very plain language there is no insurrection or threat to public safety that necessitates military intervention in Portland or any other city in our state,” Kotek said.
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On January 6, 2021, lookups for the word insurrection skyrocketed 22,358% on Dictionary.com after a mob of supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building on the day Congress was set to certify the electoral vote count to confirm Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. Some journalists, political analysts, and politicians used the word insurrection to refer to the events that occurred in the nation’s capital.https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1346960922615685121https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1346971096017297410
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