insurrection

insurrection

/ˌɪnsəˈrekʃn/

​insurrection (against somebody/something) a situation in which a large group of people try to take political control of their own country with violence

He led an armed insurrection against the regime.

In 1822 he planned a slave insurrection in South Carolina.

There was a popular insurrection against the police.

They were accused of plotting insurrection against the government.

Years of discontent turned into armed insurrection.

insurrection against the monarchy

Collocations Dictionary

adjective

armedpopularslave…

verb + insurrection

planleadlaunch…

preposition

insurrection against

Word Origin

late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin insurrectio(n-), from insurgere ‘rise up’.

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