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insurrection

noun as in rebellion

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The Constitution gives Congress the power “to provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections and repel Invasions.”

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Last time, it took at least four years to bring a demo crew to the Capitol,” he said, referring to the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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The Nigerian army plays down casualties in its fight against jihadists who have been waging a 16-year insurrection to establish a caliphate in the northeast.

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“There is no insurrection in Portland. No threat to national security.”

“There is no insurrection here,” he said during a news conference.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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