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insurgency
noun in·sur·gen·cy \-jən(t)-sē\
: a usually violent attempt to take control of a government : a rebellion or uprising
plural in·sur·gen·cies
Full Definition of INSURGENCY
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: the quality or state of being insurgent; specifically : a condition of revolt against a government that is less than an organized revolution and that is not recognized as belligerency
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First Known Use of INSURGENCY
1803
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- insurgence, rebellion, insurrection, mutiny, outbreak, revolt, revolution, rising, uprising
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