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A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state.

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  1. n. A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state.
  2. n. A rising in mass to oppose an enemy.
  3. n. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
  4. n:100 n organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another