insurgent
Americannoun
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a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, especially a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel.
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a member of a section of a political party that revolts against the methods or policies of the party.
adjective
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of or characteristic of an insurgent or insurgents.
- Synonyms:
- mutinous, revolutionary, rebellious
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surging or rushing in.
The insurgent waves battered the shore.
adjective
noun
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a person who takes part in an uprising or rebellion; insurrectionist
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international law a person or group that rises in revolt against an established government or authority but whose conduct does not amount to belligerency
Other Word Forms
- insurgency noun
Etymology
Origin of insurgent
1755–65; < Latin insurgent- (stem of insurgēns ) present participle of insurgere to get up, ascend, rebel. See in- 2, surge, -ent
Example Sentences
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The offensive saw major successes against the insurgents, but locals like Hersi say the militias that replaced them proved to be even worse.
From Barron's
It’s early, and the contest will attract upstarts, insurgents and opportunists.
Those delegates went on to back reforms to the party's primary process that made it easier for insurgent candidacies like Jackson to compete for the party's presidential nomination without backing from the Democratic establishment.
From BBC
Two Indian red lines were soon tested: curbing support for north-eastern insurgents and protecting Hindu minorities.
From BBC
Instability in Bangladesh would also affect the region’s largest economy, India, which has battled both Bangladesh-based terrorist groups and insurgents in India’s sensitive northeastern states.
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