(in revolt)
21revolt — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mass, popular, serious (esp. BrE), widespread (esp. BrE) ▪ There was a widespread revolt against the party leadership. ▪ open ▪ …
22Revolt of the Comuneros (New Granada) — The Revolt of the Comuneros was an uprising by the inhabitants of the Viceroyalty of New Granada (now Colombia and parts of Venezuela) against the Spanish authorities in 1781. While underlying causes may have been economic, ideas of freedom and… …
23Revolt of the Lash — João Cândido Felisberto with reporters, officers and sailors on aboard Minas Geraes on 26 November 1910, the final day of the Revolt of the Whip The Revolt of the Lash[Note 1] (Portuguese: Revolta da Chibata), was a 1910 naval incident that… …
24revolt — I n. 1) to incite, stir up a revolt 2) to crush, put down, quash, quell a revolt 3) a peasant revolt 4) a revolt breaks out, erupts 5) a revolt against II v. (D; intr.) to revolt against, at * * * [rɪ vəʊlt] at erupts …
25revolt — 01. Thousands of people were killed during the years of [revolt] against the military regime in that country. 02. The people [revolted] against the King, and were able to establish a democratic government. 03. The Premier is facing a [revolt] by… …
26revolt — revolter, n. /ri vohlt /, v.i. 1. to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny: to revolt against the present government. 2. to turn away in …
27revolt — 1 verb 1 (I) if a group of people revolt, they take strong and often violent action against the government, usually with the aim of taking power away from them; rebel 2: George III s repressive measures forced the Colonies to revolt. 2 (I) to… …
28revolt — I UK [rɪˈvəʊlt] / US [rɪˈvoʊlt] verb Word forms revolt : present tense I/you/we/they revolt he/she/it revolts present participle revolting past tense revolted past participle revolted 1) a) [intransitive] to say that you will not accept someone s …
29revolt — [[t]rɪvo͟ʊlt[/t]] revolts, revolting, revolted 1) N VAR A revolt is an illegal and often violent attempt by a group of people to change their country s political system. It was undeniably a revolt by ordinary people against their leaders... The… …
30Revolt against Heraclius — The Revolt against Heraclius (613–617) was a Jewish insurrection against the Byzantine Empire coming into aid of the Persian invaders.RevoltThe Jews of Palestine joined Persia in a revolt against Emperor Heraclius in order to liberate Jerusalem… …
