the underground

noun

: a group of people who secretly work to oppose or overthrow a government

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The Catholic Church in China is split between the underground church, recognized by most Catholics as the true church, and the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, which is sponsored by Beijing. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025 That's because the underground ocean on Titan — where life is most likely to exist — is over 300 miles deep and doesn't interact much with the surface, where the organic compounds are. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025 Things are continuing to move further and further from the source and closer to giving bip a permanent spot in the underground street rap lexicon on a national scale. Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025 Facsimiles of the note appeared the next day in the underground press with the parts where her tears had fallen highlighted for effect. Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the underground

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“The underground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underground. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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