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Definition of 'Insurgency'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) insurgency
the state or condition of being insurgent.

2. insurgency
rebellion against an existing government by a group not recognized as a belligerent.

3. insurgency
rebellion within a group, as by members against leaders.

Etymology: (1795–1805)

Definition of 'Insurgency'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) insurgency, insurgence
an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Insurgency
a state of insurrection; an uprising; an insurrection

Definition of 'Insurgency'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. Insurgency
The organized use of subversion and violence by a group or movement that seeks to overthrow or force change of a governing authority. Insurgency can also refer to the group itself.

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