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insurrection

/ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃən/

Meanings
noun
A violent uprising of part or all of a national population against the government or other authority.

Examples :

"The students' insurrection against the strict school rules led to a temporary suspension of classes. "
politics government history war state nation military action

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Illustration uprising

uprising verb

/ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ/

To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon.

"The sun is uprising now, painting the sky with orange and pink. "

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration temporary

temporary noun

/ˈtɛmpəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/

One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.

"The temporary at the bakery was only there for the summer. "

Illustration against

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

In a contrary direction to.

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration violent

violent noun

/ˈvaɪ(ə)lənt/

An assailant.

"The violent assaulted the student in the school hallway. "

Illustration classes

classes noun

/klasɪz/ /klɑːsɪz/ /kleəsɪz/

A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

"Often used to imply membership of a large class."

Illustration authority

authority noun

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

The power to enforce rules or give orders.

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."

Illustration strict

strict adjective

/stɹɪkt/

Strained; drawn close; tight.

"strict embrace"

Illustration suspension

suspension noun

/səˈspɛnʃən/

The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.

"suspension from a hook"

Illustration national

national noun

/ˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/

A subject of a nation.

"The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty."

Illustration population

population noun

/ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/ /pɒpjuːˈleɪʃən/

The people living within a political or geographical boundary.

"The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!"