Definition of rebellion Rebellion
/ɹɪbɛˈljʌn/ - [ribelyun] - re•bel•lion
We found 11 definitions of rebellion from 7 different sources.
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What does rebellion mean?
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NounPlural: rebellions |
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| rebellion - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||
| insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising | ||
| battle, struggle, conflict a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" | ||
| insurgence, insurgency an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict | ||
| intifada, intifadah an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993" | ||
| mutiny open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) | ||
| rebellion - refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue" | ||
| resistance the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rebellion (Noun)
Armed resistance to an established government or ruler. - rebellion (Noun)
Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebeling. - rebellion (Noun)
An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rebellion (v. i.)
The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and resistance to its officers and laws, either by levying war, or by aiding others to do so; an organized uprising of subjects for the purpose of coercing or overthrowing their lawful ruler or government by force; revolt; insurrection. - rebellion (v. i.)
Open resistance to, or defiance of, lawful authority.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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rebellion
Collective violent action against an established power or arbitrary authority.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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rebellion
The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes allegiance; the taking of arms traitorously to resist the authority of lawful government; revolt; insurrection.
Wikipedia 
- A rebellion (in politics) is when the citizens of a country take over the government by force because they don't trust the current system.
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🔤- rebellion, noun, singular of rebellions.
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