seditionist

se·di·tion·ar·y

[si-dish-uh-ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural se·di·tion·ar·ies.
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to sedition; seditious.
noun
2.
Also, se·di·tion·ist. one guilty of sedition.

Origin:
1600–10; sedition + -ary

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sedition (sɪˈdɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  speech or behaviour directed against the peace of a state
2.  an offence that tends to undermine the authority of a state
3.  an incitement to public disorder
4.  archaic revolt
 
[C14: from Latin sēditiō discord, from sēd- apart + itiō a going, from īre to go]
 
se'ditionary
 
n, —adj

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