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insurrectionist

insurrectionist noun: a person who provokes or takes part in an insurrection.

Noun

insurrectionist (plural insurrectionists)

  1. A person who provokes or takes part in an insurrection.
    • It comes from the Latin insurgo, meaning “to rise up within”: so insurrectionists are, etymologically, the same as “insurgents”, even if that is normally a word for those who do not meekly accept western military rule.2021 January 13, Steven Poole, “'Insurrection': how an old word for an old thing was Trumped”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2021
    • Defining the mostly white crowd that stormed the Capitol on January 6 as “insurrectionists” does more than set a narrative mood, it represents a major narrative shift—expanding the traditional role of the insurrectionist beyond the Black actor to the white one.2022 January 7, Hawa Allan, “What the History of the Word “Insurrection” Says About Jan. 6”, in TIME, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2022
    Synonyms:
    insurrectionary

Adjective

insurrectionist (not comparable)

  1. Involved in or characterized by insurrection.
    • The atmosphere was undeniably insurrectionist in nature, yet the police response was languid to the extent that one woman asked an officer when they would be leaving because "they have to fix up."2016 December 17, Paolo Kernahan, “Lack of Standards Fuelling Crime”, in Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2022
    • The insurrectionist movement is mainstream, not simply confined to the political fringe.2022 January 6, Robert A. Pape, “The Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Aren’t Who You Think They Are”, in Foreign Policy, →ISSN, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2022
    Synonyms:
    insurrectionary

insurrectionist meaning in Tamil and Urdu

insurrectionist in Tamil

கலகக்காரன், புரட்சியாளன்

insurrectionist in Urdu

باغی, شورش پسند

Synonyms of insurrectionist

Forms of insurrectionist

pluralinsurrectionists

Origin of insurrectionist

From insurrection + -ist.

Questions about insurrectionist

What does insurrectionist mean?
Insurrectionist means a person who provokes or takes part in an insurrection.
What is insurrectionist in Tamil?
Insurrectionist in Tamil is கலகக்காரன், புரட்சியாளன். See Insurrectionist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is insurrectionist?
Insurrectionist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of insurrectionist?
The plural of insurrectionist is insurrectionists.

Words near insurrectionist in the dictionary

  1. insurrectionalists
  2. insurrectionally
  3. insurrectionaries
  4. insurrectionary
  5. insurrectionism
  6. insurrectionist
  7. insurrectionists
  8. insurrectionize
  9. insurrectionized
  10. insurrectionizes
  11. insurrectionizing

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