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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Insurgent

/ĭnˌ-sẽrj'-ənt/ · In·sur·gent · IPA /ɪnˈsəɹd͡ʒənt/
01 a. Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious.
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    Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious.
02 n. A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an established government; one who openly and actively resists the execution of law…
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    A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an established government; one who openly and actively resists the execution of laws; a rebel.
Syn. See Rebel.