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rebellion
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + rebellion
armed rebellion
• This injustice has produced armed rebellion.
open rebellion
(= rebellion that is clear and not hidden )
• Algiers was in open rebellion.
a military rebellion/an army rebellion
• Marlborough considered leading a military rebellion against the new king.
verbs
a rebellion breaks out
(= starts )
• While he was away, a rebellion broke out in Aquitaine.
people rise in rebellion
(= start rebelling )
• The peasants rose in rebellion.
lead a rebellion
• He led a peasant rebellion against Catherine the Great.
suppress/crush/put down a rebellion
(= end it by force )
• Troops moved in to suppress the rebellion.
stage a rebellion
(= organize it )
• Farmers who opposed the tax staged a rebellion that forced Washington to back down.
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noun attempt to change the government ADJ. full-scale, major | minor, small | general, open | armed | military, peasant, popular VERB + REBELLION rise (up) in Simon de Montfort rose in rebellion in 1258. | launch, raise (literary), stage They staged a rebellion against British rule in Ireland. | set off, spark off The re-introduction of conscription sparked off a major rebellion. | foment, provoke (sb/sth to) attempts to foment rebellion in the Cabinet The new taxes provoked the population to open rebellion. | threaten The opposition party members threatened rebellion. | join | take part in | lead | support | crush, put down, quell, suppress REBELLION + VERB occur Peasant rebellions occurred throughout the 16th century. | begin, break out Rebellion broke out in the Rhineland. | fail PREP. in ~ They are in rebellion against the conservative hierarchy of the Church. | ~ against a rebellion against the new king | ~ over a rebellion over an increase in VAT opposition to authority ADJ. adolescent, teenage, youthful REBELLION + VERB stir The band refused to go on stage and rebellion began to stir in the audience. PREP. ~ against rebellion against their parents PHRASES an act of rebellion, a form of rebellion
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