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insurrectional

American  
[in-ser-ek-shuhn-uhl] / ˌɪn sərˈɛk ʃən əl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to an insurrection.


Other Word Forms

  • insurrectionalism noun
  • insurrectionalist noun
  • insurrectionally adverb

Example Sentences

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How can educational and pedagogical practices be connected to the resurrection of historical memory, new modes of solidarity, a resurgence of the radical imagination and broad-based struggles for an insurrectional democracy?

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2019

For something more recent, there are David Hammons’s insurrectional shrouded “Tarp” paintings.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2018

He became a union negotiator and, in the early 1990s, a member of the MBR-200, the civilian wing of Chávez’s insurrectional military movement.

From The Guardian • Jul. 29, 2017

Simultaneously there were insurrectional demonstrations against the treaty at Prostripa, ever a rallying point for the Moslems, who make up over two-thirds of Albania's population.

From Time Magazine Archive

The emperor again summoning the Junta of Defence to spare the capital the horrors of a general assault, Thomas de Morla soon presented himself before him, in the name of the insurrectional government.

From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by Guizot, M. (François)