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uprising
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[ noun ] (politics) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
Synonyms Used in print (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)Fearful of inviting a military showdown with the West which they could not win , the Communists seek to undermine Western power where the nuclear might of the West is irrelevant - in backwoods guerrilla skirmishes , in mob uprisings in the streets , in parliaments , in clandestine meetings of undercover conspirators , at the United_Nations , on the propaganda front , at diplomatic conferences - preferably at the highest level . Related terms conflict mutiny Peasant's_Revolt intifada insurgency intifada indian_mutiny rebel |
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