insurgent

  • 1insurgent — INSURGÉNT, Ă, insurgenţi, te, s.m. şi f. Persoană care participă activ la o insurecţie. ♦ spec. Nume dat coloniştilor americani care s au ridicat împotriva Angliei în sec. XVIII. – Din lat. insurgens, ntis, germ. Insurgent, engl., fr. insurgents …

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  • 2insurgent — in·sur·gent 1 /in sər jənt/ n 1: a person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an established government; esp: one not recognized as a belligerent 2: one that acts contrary to the established leadership (as of a political party, union,… …

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  • 3insurgent — ⇒INSURGENT, subst. masc. A. HIST., au plur. Troupes hongroises levées extraordinairement pour le service de l État. (Dict. XIXe et XXe s.). Les insurgents s assemblèrent (Ac. 1835, 1878). B. 1. HIST., gén. au plur. Colons américains prenant parti …

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  • 4Insurgent — In*sur gent, a. [L. insurgens, p. pr. of insurgere to rise up; pref. in in + surgere to rise. See {Surge}.] Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious. The insurgent… …

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  • 5Insurgent — In*sur gent, n. [Cf. F. insurgent.] A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an established government; one who openly and actively resists the execution of laws; a rebel. Syn: See {Rebel}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6insurgent — [adj] rebellious anarchical, contumacious, disobedient, factious, insubordinate, insurrectionary, mutinous, revolting, revolutionary, riotous, seditious; concept 401 Ant. obedient, subordinate insurgent [n] rebel agitator, anarch, anarchist,… …

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  • 7insurgent — [in sʉr′jənt] adj. [L insurgens, prp. of insurgere, to rise up (against) < in , in, upon + surgere, to rise: see SURGE] rising up against established authority; rebellious; specif., a) designating or of a revolt or rebellion not well enough… …

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  • 8Insurgent — Insurgent, lat. dtsch., Aufständischer; insurgiren, aufstehen, zum Aufstande reizen; Insurrection, Aufstand (s. d.); vor Zeiten in Ungarn das allgem. Aufgebot des Reichsadels …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 9Insurgent — Insurgent,der:⇨Aufständische …

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  • 10insurgent — (n.) one who rises in revolt, 1765, from L. insurgentem (nom. insurgens), prp. of insurgere rise up, rise against, revolt, from in against, or perhaps merely intensive, + surgere to rise (see SURGE (Cf. surge)). An obsolete verb insurge to rise… …

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