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# insurgent

noun (an insurgent, insurgents); adjective (insurgent)

«insurgent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An insurgent is a person who fights against the government or ruling power of their country, often with weapons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurgent/#m1)
2. Insurgent as an adjective means rebelling or rising up against those in power. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurgent/#m2)
3. Insurgent can also describe a new challenger rising against an old leader, like an insurgent party in politics. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurgent/#m3)

### In the lessons

In news and history lessons, insurgents fight in civil wars or against occupying forces. Whether someone is called an insurgent, a rebel or a freedom fighter can depend on who is telling the story, so careful readers notice the words chosen. In politics, an insurgent campaign challenges the established leaders.

### Examples

- Insurgents attacked the army base. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurgent/#x1)
- The government said the insurgents had been defeated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurgent/#x2)
- The insurgent groups controlled the hills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurgent/#x3)
- Some called them insurgents; others called them freedom fighters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurgent/#x4)
- The insurgent candidate surprised everyone by winning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurgent/#x5)
- History is full of insurgent movements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurgent/#x6)
- A poor half-grown boy in a ragged blouse fought among the older insurgents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurgent/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Noun: insurgency (the uprising). Similar to «rebel». The word chosen often shows the speaker's view of the fighters.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «insurgent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurgent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«insurgent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/insurgent.html) on Mova free.