INSURRECTION

n. rebellion, armed revolt against authority or government, uprising

For the Half-Life 2 mod, see Insurgency (mod) An insurgency, or insurrection, is an armed uprising, or revolt against an established civil or political authority. Persons engaging in insurgency are called insurgents, and typically engage in regular or guerrilla combat against the armed forces of the established regime, or conduct sabotage and harassment in the land in order to undermine the government's position as leader.
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Noun
1. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
(synonym) rebellion, revolt, rising, uprising
(hypernym) conflict, struggle, battle
(hyponym) insurgency, insurgence

n. insurrection, revolt, insurgence, rising

(n.)
A rising in mass to oppose an enemy.
  

(n.)
A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state.