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
insurgent (not comparable)
Rebellious, opposing authority.
insurgent (plural insurgents)
One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.
• 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
23 February 2025
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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
