rebellion

/rɪˈbel.i.ən/

Definition

C1 violent action organized by a group of people who are trying to change the political system in their country: The government has brutally crushed the rebellion.Activism and pressure groupsTaking action against people in power › action against those in authority, against the rules, or against normal and accepted ways of behaving: a backbench rebellion against the new foreign policy her teenage rebellionActivism and pressure groupsTaking action against people in power

(Definition of rebellion noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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