Definitions
in opposition to a civil authority or government
Word origin
From Latin īnsurgentem, accusative singular of īnsurgēns, present active participle of īnsurgō (“to rise up against, revolt”), from in (“against”) + surgō (“to rise”), itself from sub (“up from below”) + regō (“to guide, direct, rule, govern, administer”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to move in a straight line, to rule, guide, lead straight, put right”).
Used in a sentence
“The insurgent provinces.”
“Afghan National Police, backed by U.S.-led coalition forces, detained an insurgent leader during a raid in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, a U.S. military statement said.”
“Vesuvio groans through all his echoing caves, / And Etna thunders o'er the insurgent waves.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Rebel fighter”9 letters
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