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Insurgent - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Insurgent : adj : in opposition to a civil authority or government [syn: seditious,
subversive]
(noun)
1: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the
constituted authority (especially in the hope of
improving conditions) [syn: insurrectionist, freedom
fighter, rebel]
2: a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger
force by sabotage and harassment [syn: guerrilla, guerilla,
irregular]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Insurgent : \In*sur"gent\, a. [L. insurgens, p. pr. of insurgere
to rise up; pref. in- in _ surgere to rise. See Surge.]
Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or
against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious.
``The insurgent provinces.'' --Motley.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Insurgent : \In*sur"gent\, n. [Cf. F. insurgent.]
A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an
established government; one who openly and actively resists
the execution of laws; a rebel.
Syn: See Rebel.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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INSURGENT. One who is concerned in an insurrection. He differs from a rebel
in this, that rebel is always understood in a bad sense, or one who unjustly
opposes the constituted authorities;Insurgent : may be one who justly opposes
the tyranny of constituted authorities. The colonists who opposed the
tyranny of the English government were insurgents, not rebels.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Insurgent |
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JMPacheco71: @ToughLoveforX they have done things. The hardest things takes more Ds or GOP willing to deal. Insurgent campaign kills that. |
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pyramidbrew: It's Super Tuesday at Pyramid! Time to elect king Snow Cap! Will it be '08? '09? or the upstart, Insurgent, mavericky Super Snow Cap? |
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bangkok: arms are typical of those used by Insurgent movements (e.g. African rebel groups) |
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