insurgent

Definition of Insurgent in English :

Noun

1. freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel

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

2. guerilla, guerrilla, insurgent, irregular

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

Adjective

3. insurgent, seditious, subversive

in opposition to a civil authority or government

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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adjective

1.

rebellious or in revolt, as against a government in power or the civil authorities

noun

2.

a person who takes part in an uprising or rebellion; insurrectionist

3. international law

a person or group that rises in revolt against an established government or authority but whose conduct does not amount to belligerency

Insurgent

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adjective

1.

rising up against established authority; rebellious

; specif.,

a.

designating or of a revolt or rebellion not well enough organized to be recognized in international law as belligerency

b.

designating or of a faction in revolt against the leadership of a political party

noun

2.

a person engaged in insurgent activity

Insurgent

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adj.

1. Rising in revolt against a government or other established authority.

2. Rebelling against the leadership of a political party.

n.

One who is insurgent.

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