Organized opposition intended to change or overthrow existing authority

• sedition

  1. Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state.
  2. Insurrection; rebellion.

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  1. Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state.
  2. Insurrection; rebellion.

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• revolution

  1. Orbital motion about a point, especially as distinguished from axial rotation:
  2. A turning or rotational motion about an axis.
  3. A single complete cycle of such orbital or axial motion.

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  1. Orbital motion about a point, especially as distinguished from axial rotation:
  2. A turning or rotational motion about an axis.
  3. A single complete cycle of such orbital or axial motion.

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• revolt

  1. To attempt to overthrow the authority of the state; rebel.
  2. To oppose or refuse to accept something:
  3. To feel disgust or repugnance:

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  1. To attempt to overthrow the authority of the state; rebel.
  2. To oppose or refuse to accept something:
  3. To feel disgust or repugnance:

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• rebellion

  1. Open, armed, and organized resistance to a constituted government.
  2. An instance of this.
  3. Defiance toward an authority or established convention:

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  1. Open, armed, and organized resistance to a constituted government.
  2. An instance of this.
  3. Defiance toward an authority or established convention:

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• mutiny

  1. Open rebellion against constituted authority, especially rebellion of sailors against superior officers.
  2. To engage in mutiny.

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  1. Open rebellion against constituted authority, especially rebellion of sailors against superior officers.
  2. To engage in mutiny.

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• insurrection

  1. The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.

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  1. The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.

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• insurgency

  1. The quality or circumstance of being rebellious.
  2. An instance of rebellion; an insurgence.

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  1. The quality or circumstance of being rebellious.
  2. An instance of rebellion; an insurgence.

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• insurgence

  1. The action or an instance of rebellion; an insurrection.

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  1. The action or an instance of rebellion; an insurrection.

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Revolt

• upheaval

  1. The process of being heaved upward.
  2. An instance of being so heaved.
  3. A sudden, violent disruption or upset:

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  1. The process of being heaved upward.
  2. An instance of being so heaved.
  3. A sudden, violent disruption or upset:

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• riot

  1. A wild or turbulent disturbance created by a large number of people.
  2. A violent disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled for a common purpose.
  3. An unrestrained outbreak, as of laughter or passions.

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  1. A wild or turbulent disturbance created by a large number of people.
  2. A violent disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled for a common purpose.
  3. An unrestrained outbreak, as of laughter or passions.

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• rebellion

  1. Open, armed, and organized resistance to a constituted government.
  2. An instance of this.
  3. Defiance toward an authority or established convention:

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  1. Open, armed, and organized resistance to a constituted government.
  2. An instance of this.
  3. Defiance toward an authority or established convention:

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Slope

• incline

  1. To cause (someone) to have a certain tendency: dispose:
  2. To dispose (someone) to have a certain preference or opinion or to take a course of action:
  3. To cause to lean, slant, or slope:

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  1. To cause (someone) to have a certain tendency: dispose:
  2. To dispose (someone) to have a certain preference or opinion or to take a course of action:
  3. To cause to lean, slant, or slope:

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• upgrade

  1. To raise to a higher grade or standard:
  2. To replace (a software program) with a more recently released, enhanced version.
  3. To replace (a hardware device) with one that provides better performance.

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  1. To raise to a higher grade or standard:
  2. To replace (a software program) with a more recently released, enhanced version.
  3. To replace (a hardware device) with one that provides better performance.

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• ascent

  1. The act or process of rising or going upward.
  2. An advancement, especially in social status.
  3. An upward slope or incline.

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  1. The act or process of rising or going upward.
  2. An advancement, especially in social status.
  3. An upward slope or incline.

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