insurgent
Example Sentences
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The offensive saw major successes against the insurgents, but locals like Hersi say the militias that replaced them proved to be even worse.
From Barron's
It’s early, and the contest will attract upstarts, insurgents and opportunists.
Those delegates went on to back reforms to the party's primary process that made it easier for insurgent candidacies like Jackson to compete for the party's presidential nomination without backing from the Democratic establishment.
From BBC
Two Indian red lines were soon tested: curbing support for north-eastern insurgents and protecting Hindu minorities.
From BBC
Instability in Bangladesh would also affect the region’s largest economy, India, which has battled both Bangladesh-based terrorist groups and insurgents in India’s sensitive northeastern states.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
