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mutiny
[ myoot-n-ee ]
noun
- revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
- rebellion against any authority.
verb (used without object)
- to commit the offense of mutiny; revolt against authority.
mutiny
/ ˈmjuːtɪnɪ /
noun
- open rebellion against constituted authority, esp by seamen or soldiers against their officers
verb
- intr to engage in mutiny
Other Words From
- pre·muti·ny noun plural premutinies verb (used with object) premutinied premutinying
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of mutiny1
Example Sentences
He left, but many other mercenaries stayed, and two years later they were executed or expelled after a mutiny in Stanleyville.
He risked a mutiny, but nonetheless handed over six senior park officers to the courts for trafficking park resources.
Within three months, one of the original six councilors was charged with mutiny and executed.
Of course, the work environment described in The Caine Mutiny is no ordinary one.
The Caine Mutiny is one of the greatest novels ever written about a dysfunctional workplace.
On his arrival at Rome, to take over his new command, he found himself face to face with a mutiny.
Now, Highland regiments had fought in India for many a year before the Mutiny, and the kilt was no new thing in native eyes.
But the battle was not won until one of those strange incidents happened that distinguish the Mutiny from all other wars.
At last Malcolm stood in the shelter-trench of the picket and gazed at the city which was the hub of the Mutiny.
The news of this pretended mutiny spread rapidly, and great crowds came rushing down to see the affair.
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