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The state of a person or persons in rebellion:
The action or an instance of rebellion; an insurrection.
A violent public disturbance of the peace, by a number of persons (specified, in law, usually as three or more) assembled together
A sudden appropriation of leadership or power; a takeover:
(Countable) An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
resist (related)
A protective coating or covering.
compliance (antonym)
The act of complying with a wish, request, or demand; acquiescence.
revolution (related)
Overthrow of a government, form of government, or social system by those governed and usually by forceful means, with another government or system taking its place
Revolt against and, often, forcible resistance to constituted authority; esp., rebellion of soldiers or sailors against their officers
The action of rising up; specif., an outbreak against a government; revolt
subordination (antonym)
(Now Rare) Subjection or submission to rank, power, or authority; obedience
Sedition is defined as words or speech that incite people to rebel against the government or governing authority.
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counter-revolution (related)
pogrom (related)
coup-d-etat (related)
civil-war (related)
rioting (related)
obedience (antonym)
The quality or condition of being obedient.
The act of something that rises.
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