Definitions for INSURGENT
ɪnˈsɜr dʒəntin·sur·gent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebelnoun

   a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

2. guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgentadjective

   a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

3. insurgent, seditious, subversiveadjective

   in opposition to a civil authority or government

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insurgentnoun

   A rebel, guerrilla, freedom fighter.

2. insurgentadjective

   Rebellious, opposing authority.

3. Etymology: From insurgentem, accusative singular of insurgens, present active participle of insurgo, from in + surgo, itself from sub + rego, from reg-.

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1. insurgent

   An insurgent is a person who actively rebels or rises against an established government or authority, typically within a country or organization, using forceful means. It can also refer to a participant in irregular warfare or guerilla warfare. The term is often used to describe individuals or groups participating in a political rebellion or revolt.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Insurgentadjective

   rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious

2. Insurgentnoun

   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

3. Etymology: [L. insurgens, p. pr. of insurgere to rise up; pref. in- in + surgere to rise. See Surge.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insurgent

   in-sur′jent. adj. rising up or against: rising in opposition to authority: rebellious.—n. one who rises in opposition to established authority: a rebel.—n. Insur′gency, a rising up or against: insurrection: rebellion—also Insur′gence. [L. insurgens, -entis—in, upon, surgĕre, to rise.]

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1. • Reformer
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Anagrams for INSURGENT »

1. unresting

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INSURGENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INSURGENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of INSURGENT in a Sentence

1. Vanda Felbab-Brown:

   Clearly drugs are a very important aspect of the Taliban's profits, but just like with many other insurgent groups, there is often way too much... mystique afforded to the drug economies. What competent, even moderately competent insurgents and, frankly, criminal groups do, is to simply tax anything in the area, where they have enough influence to be able to enforce the collection of informal taxation.

2. Joseph Parkes:

   The Taliban has taken power but the transition from insurgent group to national government will be far from straightforward, functional governance of the nascent mineral sector is likely many years away.

3. Ryan Dillon:

   We are already seeing smaller cells and pockets that take more of an insurgent guerrilla type approach as opposed to an Islamic army or conventional type force. So we have got to be prepared for that.

4. Anthony Tata:

   He had the Jeremiah Wright philosophy. He had the Weather Underground philosophy. And so he had all the insurgent philosophy of how to undermine American values and American way of life and American foreign policy, which he is effectively done.

5. Joe Trippi:

   It's a lot easier when you are the insurgent, there is a sort of self selection -- everyone else took a pass, but you are the one who decided to take on Hillary Clinton. So I don't think it's in his DNA to be afraid.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
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5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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