insurgent
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dʒənt noun
1.
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.
2.
a member of a section of a political party that revolts against the methods or policies of the party.
adjective
3.
of or characteristic of an insurgent or insurgents.
4.
surging or rushing in: The insurgent waves battered the shore.
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| —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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Word Origin & History
insurgent
"one who rises in revolt," 1765, from L. insurgentem (nom. insurgens), prp. of insurgere "rise up, rise against, revolt," from in- "against" + surgere "to rise" (see surge). An obsolete verb insurge "to rise in opposition or insurrection" is attested from 1535.
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Example sentences
There may be divisions within the movement or between its leadership and affiliated insurgent groups.
The junta's failure to co-opt or crush insurgent groups is a blot on its own copybook.
But such suspicions of insurgent links to antiquity smuggling have drawn mixed opinions in the past from experts.
The military's tried nearly everything to stop insurgent bombs.
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