as in rebels
a person who rises up against authority
a would-be insurrectionist with a plan to bomb the capitol
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Recent Examples of insurrectionists
History is watching — just like history watched three years ago on January 6th when insurrectionists stormed this very Capitol and placed a dagger to the throat of American democracy.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
Past presidents have pardoned insurrectionists before, but not recently.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
One Justice has the upside-down flag of the insurrectionists flying on his property; another, married to a professional election denialist, enjoys undeclared largesse from a plutocrat.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
Past presidents have pardoned insurrectionists before, but not recently.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
One Justice has the upside-down flag of the insurrectionists flying on his property; another, married to a professional election denialist, enjoys undeclared largesse from a plutocrat.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Insurrectionists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurrectionists. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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