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Noun: insurrection  ,in-su'rek-shun
  1. Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
    "military security has been stepped up since the recent insurrection";
    - rebellion, revolt, rising, uprising

Derived forms: insurrections

Type of: battle, conflict, struggle

Encyclopedia: Insurrection

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