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1. 1) insurgent (noun)
2. 2) insurgent (adjective)

¹in·sur·gent

 noun \-jənt\

Definition of INSURGENT

1

: a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent

2

: one who acts contrary to the policies and decisions of one's own political party

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Examples of INSURGENT

1. Insurgents are trying to gain control of the country's transportation system.
2. <the government subjected the insurgents to the most inhuman torture imaginable>

Origin of INSURGENT

Latin insurgent-, insurgens, present participle ofinsurgere to rise up, from in- + surgere to rise — more at surge

First Known Use: 1765

Related to INSURGENT

Synonyms: rebel, insurrectionary, insurrectionist,mutineer, red, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist

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