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- Dictionaryinsurgent/ɪnˈsəːdʒ(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary: "an attack by armed insurgents"
adjective
- 1. rising in active revolt: "alleged links with insurgent groups"
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The meaning of INSURGENT is a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent. How to use insurgent in a sentence. Is insurgent a new word?
INSURGENT definition: 1. someone who is fighting against the government in their own country: 2. someone who opposes…. Learn more.
noun. a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, especially a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel. a member of a section of a political party that revolts against the methods or policies of the party.
INSURGENT meaning: 1. someone who is fighting against the government in their own country: 2. someone who opposes…. Learn more.
Definition of insurgent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a person who takes part in forcible opposition or armed resistance to an established government or authority; rebel. 2. a member of a group, esp. a political party, who revolts against the policies of the leadership. adj. 3. rising in revolt; rebellious.
An insurgent is a rebel or a revolutionary, someone who takes up arms against the authorities. Insurgent is from the Latin word “insurgentem,” literally meaning “to rise against,” so think of an insurgent as a fighter who rises against the people in power.
a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, esp. a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel. 2. a member of a section of a political party that revolts against the methods or policies of the party. adjective.
Insurgent definition: Rising in revolt against a government or other established authority.
a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, esp. a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel. 2. a member of a section of a political party that revolts against the methods or policies of the party. adjective.
