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Insurgent Common

Insurgent has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

2

a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

3

One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.

Adjective
1

in opposition to a civil authority or government

2

Rebellious, opposing authority.

See Also
authority arms klepht rebellious counterinsurgent insurgently irregular warfare mau mau
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
revolutionist reformer warrior
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
mutineer Young Turk Maquis urban guerrilla
Rhyming Words
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