insurgent
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8.4
- adjective
- /ɪnˈsɜrdʒənt/
- Literature
:
insurgente
- Lima and its surrounding shantytowns were included in insurgent activities by the late 1980s.
- insurgent forces
- insurgent group
- insurgent movement
This is acting like an insurgent group, not they're gangsters.
- This is acting like an insurgent group, not they're gangsters.
- They must be enacted, to borrow the term of Jeffrey Howe, who contrasts insurgent spaces with institutional ones like Starbucks or Yankee Stadium.
Examples
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Thus, attacks on haciendas became an almost formulaic element in insurgent military tactics.
Academic text (1993) -
The rebels were labeled as insurgent forces by the government for their defiance against the military.
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But I saw the insurgent movement with my own eyes.
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- There are several insurgent groups--
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Expect a heavy insurgent presence.
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So insurgent losses are heavy.
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In the midst of an insurgent war, this was proving extremely difficult.
Academic text (1991) -
Another key aspect of class activity in Guatemala has been the insurgent movement.
Academic text (1990) -
However, by 30 October 2004, the cease-fire conditions collapsed, and insurgent activity rose to an unacceptable level.
Academic text (2005) -
The final stage is the creation of a full-fledged, territorial-based insurgent state.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
58
6.7
Actively taking part in armed fighting or war
37
7.8
Intended to weaken or remove a government
9
4.9
Taking part in resistance against the government or authority
1
9.9
Something that encourages people to rise against the government
Supporting or joining a revolt against the government
Antonyms
How Rebellious
143
4.9
- Literature
25
8.4
- Formal
4
9.9
43
4.5
6
8.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Insurgent comes from the Latin parts in- and surgere, with surgere meaning 'to rise' and the same root appearing in surge. That's why insurgent describes a group or force that is 'rising up' against the government or the usual rules.