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4 dictionary results for: Insurgency
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·sur·gen·cy       [in-sur-juhn-see] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural, -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.insurgence.

[Origin: 1795–1805; insurg(ent) + -ency]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
in·sur·gen·cy       (ĭn-sûr'jən-sē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. in·sur·gen·cies
  1. The quality or circumstance of being rebellious.
  2. An instance of rebellion; an insurgence.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
insurgency

noun
an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict 

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: in·sur·gen·cy
Pronunciation: in-'s&r-j&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: the quality or state of being insurgent; specifically : a condition of revolt against a recognized government that does not reach the proportions of an organized revolutionary government and is not recognized as belligerency

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