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insurgency
[ in-sur-juhn-see ]
noun
- the state or condition of being insurgent.
- insurrection against an existing government, usually one's own, by a group not recognized as having the status of a belligerent.
- rebellion within a group, as by members against leaders.
Word History and Origins
Origin of insurgency1
Example Sentences
Jnim is one of several jihadist groups operating in West Africa's Sahel region, especially Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, where the military governments are struggling to contain the insurgency.
O’Reilly nails how much of a headache it is to hide the stress of funding an insurgency behind endless smiles.
Since the 1990s, an armed separatist insurgency against Indian rule in the region has claimed tens of thousands of lives, including those of civilians and security forces.
Starlink is now operating in more than 20 African countries, with Somalia, hit by an Islamist insurgency, giving it a 10-year licence on 13 April, two days before Lesotho's decision to do so.
initially began as a civil disobedience campaign soon evolved into a widespread insurgency involving pro-democracy and ethnic rebel groups - which eventually sparked an all-out civil war.
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