as in insurrection
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
there always seems to be insurgency of some type in that troubled country
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Recent Examples of insurgency
Trump could instead lead with Vice President JD Vance’s promise: Boost the Child Tax Credit to $5,000 per child for young families, a progressive idea submitted by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) last week in a timid insurgency by Republican moderates who prefer to lift middling Americans.
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Bruce Fuller, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
Moreover, if an agreement with the PKK is not part of a larger arrangement securing the equal status and democratic rights of Turkey’s Kurdish population, simmering discontent could once again spill over into armed insurgency.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
In a related development, Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda on Saturday, accusing its neighbor of supporting the M23 insurgency, a claim Rwanda denies despite mounting evidence.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Starting in late 1948, government and right-wing paramilitary forces violently suppressed a left-wing insurgency on Jeju Island.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
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Bruce Fuller, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
Moreover, if an agreement with the PKK is not part of a larger arrangement securing the equal status and democratic rights of Turkey’s Kurdish population, simmering discontent could once again spill over into armed insurgency.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
In a related development, Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda on Saturday, accusing its neighbor of supporting the M23 insurgency, a claim Rwanda denies despite mounting evidence.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Starting in late 1948, government and right-wing paramilitary forces violently suppressed a left-wing insurgency on Jeju Island.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgency
Noun
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Far-right extremist groups have been cowed in the last four years by the fallout and prosecutions from the Jan. 6 insurrection, said Katherine Keneally, head of threat analysis and prevention at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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That and Bianco’s ties to the Oath Keepers, a far-right, anti-government group whose members took part in the pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.—
Phil Willon,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Ray, although in his forties, was at one with youth in revolt.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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Go deeper: Mike Johnson struggles to contain a GOP budget revolt Editor's note: This is a developing story.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Over the last millennium Poland experienced its share of invasions and uprisings against occupying forces.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Some demonstrators called for the 65-year-old Republican to be hanged during that violent uprising.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Or just a brilliant disguise?’ - from Brilliant Disguise Rock 'n' roll has always embodied rebellion and dissent.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Set in the Alentejo region of southern Portugal, where Mateus was raised, a peasant community of grape-pickers become agents in an open-air ritual of remembrance and rebellion.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Olympic, nearly identical to the Titanic, faced its own challenges following the disaster, including a mutiny among crew members concerned about the lack of lifeboats.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The second season ended on a cliffhanger as Gi-hun’s mutiny against the guards of the Games is ultimately thwarted by the Front Man who, unknown to Gi-hun but known to the audience, has been posing as his friend and ally Young-il.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Jan. 2025
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