insurrectionist

noun

Definition of insurrectionistnext
as in rebel
a person who rises up against authority a would-be insurrectionist with a plan to bomb the capitol

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  1. rebel
  2. insurgent
  3. revolutionary
Noun
  • What's New On Friday 170 House Republicans joined Democrats to approve an emergency funding bill just hours before a partial government shutdown was due to go into effect, despite President-elect Donald Trump's threat to oust any rebels.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Over the years, there have also been news reports of Syrian rebels being treated in Israeli hospitals.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of rebel
Noun
  • The country is now largely under the control of an insurgent group named Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Initially a religious movement focused on promoting Yemen's Zaidi Shiite Muslim community, Ansar Allah grew into a powerful insurgent group that captured large swathes of northern territory, including Sanaa, between late 2014 and early 2015.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of insurgent
Noun
  • In 1793, French revolutionaries executed their king, Louis XVI, and his wife, Marie Antoinette, unleashing a wave of political instability that threatened the whole of Europe.
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • While these actions tend to be characterized as those of a crazy luddite, however, they are more accurately seen as those of an extreme political revolutionary.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of revolutionary
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