insurgency
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dʒən noun, plural in·sur·gen·cies for 4.
1.
the state or condition of being insurgent.
2.
insurrection against an existing government, usually one's own, by a group not recognized as having the status of a belligerent.
3.
rebellion within a group, as by members against leaders.
4.
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insurgent (ɪnˈsɜːdʒənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | rebellious or in revolt, as against a government in power or the civil authorities |
| —n | |
| 2. | a person who takes part in an uprising or rebellion; insurrectionist |
| 3. | international law a person or group that rises in revolt against an established government or authority but whose conduct does not amount to belligerency |
| [C18: from Latin insurgēns rising upon or against, from insurgere to rise up, from surgere to rise] | |
| in'surgency | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Occasionally, mortar rounds launched by the insurgency would rain down on the prison grounds.
Over the past two years, the insurgency has been damaged and insurgent leaders have been killed or captured.
In other words, the bomb is a currency of self-esteem and a banner of political insurgency.
Looting began immediately, and by the time it abated, signs of an insurgency had appeared.
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