sedition
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9.8
- noun
- /sɪˈdɪʃən/
- Formal
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sedición
- Otherwise, there would be chaos and sedition among the people.
- Sedition Act
- Sedition laws
- charged with sedition
They would say sedition, insurrection, and they did nothing.
- They would say sedition, insurrection, and they did nothing.
- The way the Chinese government is dealing with Islamist sedition is absolutely abhorrent.
- We had the Alien and Sedition Acts under John Adams, the Sedition and Espionage Acts under Woodrow Wilson, the McCarthy era.
- We had the Aliens and Sedition acts under John Adams, the Sedition and Espionage acts under Woodrow Wilson, the McCarthy era.
- This is the source of wars, seditions, tyrannies and plots.
- Borders on sedition and it must end now.
- That is an ongoing day by day active sedition.
- He didn't bother checking out if a somebody accused a Jew accused of sedition was guilty.
Examples
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The government cracked down on groups accused of sedition following the protests.
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Commonly referred to as the Sedition Act, it became law in May 1918.
Academic text (1999) -
And if it is sedition, then I am guilty of sedition too.
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What do you mean by sedition?
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Borders on sedition and it must end now.
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But the charge of sedition is a major offense.
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Jefferson responded to the Sedition Act through the Kentucky Resolutions.
Academic text (1997) -
The Alien and Sedition Acts are notorious in history for their abuse of basic civil liberties.
Academic text (2004) -
We are allowed to practise our religion freely and openly, with one caveat: no rebellion, no sedition, no public demonstrations.
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Now, four Whigs can't have a pint of ale together without being suspected of sedition.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
13
8.1
To encourage people to do something illegal or violent
Antonyms
How Serious
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9.1
128
4.1
- Formal
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9.8
- Formal
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8.0
- Formal
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6.8
512
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
sedition = sedit + ion
While the suffix '-ion' is recognisable, the root 'sedit-' is not a productive English base and the noun's meaning must be learned as a whole rather than derived from its parts.
Etymology
The word sedition comes from a Latin root sed- meaning 'to sit', the same root in sedentary ('sitting'), and it gave the idea of people 'sitting apart' or separating from the ruler. So, sedition is speech or action that tries to make people rebel against the state.