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rebellion
noun as in disobedience; revolt
Example Sentences
Starmer and Reeves initially tried to plug the fiscal hole with cuts in social programs earlier this year, but an internal rebellion forced them to water down those plans.
Starmer and Reeves initially tried to plug the fiscal hole with cuts in social programs earlier this year, but an internal rebellion forced them to water down those plans.
The Ethiopian army was carrying out searches of homes in the Amhara region on 5 January this year, as part of a crackdown on a growing rebellion launched by local militias known as Fano.
In 1696, this rebellion came to full flower when an Arab force sailed into an African harbor at Mombasa and laid siege to the vital Portuguese fort at Fort Jesus.
An attempt over the summer to cut some particularly generous welfare benefits collapsed amid a rebellion from Labour backbenchers in Parliament, putting welfare reform off the table.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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