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INSURGENT
insurgent, seditious, subversive
(adjective) in opposition to a civil authority or government
guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgent
(noun) a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel
(noun) a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
insurgent (not comparable)
Rebellious, opposing authority.
Noun
insurgent (plural insurgents)
One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.
Anagrams
• retunings, unresting
Source: Wiktionary
In*sur"gent, a. Etym: [L. insurgens, p. pr. of insurgere to rise up; pref. in- in + surgere to rise. See Surge.]
Definition: Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious. "The insurgent provinces." Motley.
In*sur"gent, n. Etym: [Cf. F. insurgent.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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