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n. - Organized opposition to authority.

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Usage examples (36)
  • When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most...
  • Krauthammer used the word insurrection today if they push the bill through despite the election.
  • Sh! tty Slippers With Fuzz Bunnies Stuck On thinks armed and bloody insurrection is a Tea-Party ideal.
  • Read from Webster's Dictionary the definitions of the terms insurrection, conspiracy, and resistance; commented largely.
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