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insurgents

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in⋅sur⋅gent

  [in-sur-juhnt]
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–noun
1. a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, esp. 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.
Origin:
1755–65; < L insurgent- (s. of insurgēns) prp. of insurgere to get up, ascend, rebel. See in- 2 , surge, -ent

Synonyms:
3. rebellious, revolutionary, mutinous.
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in·sur·gent   (ĭn-sûr'jənt)   
adj.  

  1. Rising in revolt against established authority, especially a government.

  2. Rebelling against the leadership of a political party.

n.  One who is insurgent.

[Latin īnsurgēns, īnsurgent-, present participle of īnsurgere, to rise up : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + surgere, to rise; see surge.]
in·sur'gent·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

insurgent  (n.)
"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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: insurgent
Function: adjective
: rising in opposition to civil or political authority or against an established government
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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