Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The action or an instance of rebellion; an insurrection.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
insurgency .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A state of insurrection; an uprising; an insurrection.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
uprising orrebellion ; aninsurrection
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
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Examples
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Though a counter-culture insurgence is brewing below America's surface, why can't we take a moment to pause and focus on creating universal opportunity for all Americans, eliminating the digital divide that currently exists along social and economic lines in our country, and helping all our people learn how to harness the power of the Internet to transform their lives?
Navarrow Wright: Put the Politics Aside and Get to the Business of Broadband Navarrow Wright 2010
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Though a counter-culture insurgence is brewing below America's surface, why can't we take a moment to pause and focus on creating universal opportunity for all Americans, eliminating the digital divide that currently exists along social and economic lines in our country, and helping all our people learn how to harness the power of the Internet to transform their lives?
Navarrow Wright: Put the Politics Aside and Get to the Business of Broadband Navarrow Wright 2010
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When the Che’s of the world find and interact with each other – public opinion insurgence is but moments away.
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Another eight described as insurgence were killed when they fired on the convoy.
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"Islamists in Eritrea but the National Somali insurgence, which is a most rightful act that perfectly abide by the Principle and Ideals of America's Founding Fathers". .....
Signs of the Times 2010
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What's going on in Afghanistan is an 'insurgence'.
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I know, I know -- that's what Dick Cheney said about a certain "insurgence" two or three years ago ....
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God that they became involved in ignorant fanaticism and blameworthy practices such as insurgence and sedition.
The Secret of Divine Civilization 1844-1921 `Abdu'l-Bah�� 1882
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Mr Rudd has described the action as an "insurgence" by Israeli ground forces.
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Mr Rudd has described the action as an "insurgence" by Israeli ground forces.
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