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rebellion

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rebellion/rɪˈbeljən/

▶noun

1 armed resistance to an established government or ruler.

2 defiance of authority or control.

– origin ME: from OFr., from L. rebellio(n-), from rebellis (see rebel).

'rebellion' also found in these Oxford entries:

crush - fifteen - fitna - forty-five - mutiny - put - rebellious - revel - revolt - sedition - uprising

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