insurrect
verb (used without object)
to rise up in revolt.
insurrectionist
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a word derived from
insurrect.
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a word derived from
insurrection.
insurrectionnounan act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
Example Sentences
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In Jefferson’s mind Henry was a lazy lightweight, Hamilton a monarchist and a coward, Burr an insurrectionist and Marshall an implacable foe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The case marked the first time the Supreme Court addressed the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist ban.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2024
His lawyers claimed he was "not an insurrectionist" and requested that he serve no jail time.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
No one, he argues, feared an insurrectionist presidential candidate after 1865.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2023
Rochefort, the insurrectionist, made but one step from prison to the council board, and was admitted among the new rulers.
From France in the Nineteenth Century by Elizabeth Latimer
