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1insurgency — in·sur·gen·cy /in sər jən sē/ n pl cies: the quality or state of being insurgent; specif: a condition of revolt against a recognized government that does not reach the proportions of an organized revolutionary government and is not recognized as… …
2insurgency — 1803, from INSURGENT (Cf. insurgent) + CY (Cf. cy) …
3insurgency — [in sʉr′jən sē] n. 1. the quality, state, or fact of being insurgent 2. INSURGENCE …
4Insurgency — An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution. Its definition is similar to that of resistance, but has different connotations. Usage of the term varies widely, and is… …
5insurgency — UK [ɪnˈsɜː(r)dʒ(ə)nsɪ] / US [ɪnˈsɜrdʒənsɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms insurgency : singular insurgency plural insurgencies formal an attempt by a group of people to take control of their country by force …
6Insurgency — Insurgence In*sur gence, Insurgency In*sur gen*cy, n. A state of insurrection; an uprising; an insurrection. [1913 Webster] A moral insurgence in the minds of grave men against the Court of Rome. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] …
7insurgency — noun /ɪnˈsɜː.dʒən.si,ɪnˈsɝ.dʒən.si/ rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent suppress the insurgency by isolating the rebels from the rest of the population …
8insurgency — [[t]ɪnsɜ͟ː(r)ʤ(ə)nsi[/t]] insurgencies N VAR An insurgency is a violent attempt to oppose a country s government carried out by citizens of that country. [FORMAL] ... both countries were threatened with communist insurgencies in the 1960s. Syn:… …
9insurgency — sukilimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Organizuotas judėjimas, kurio tikslas – nuversti esamą valdžią ardomąja veikla ir ginkluotais veiksmais. atitikmenys: angl. insurgency pranc. sédition …
10insurgency — insurgent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ rising in active revolt. ► NOUN ▪ a rebel or revolutionary. DERIVATIVES insurgence noun insurgency noun (pl. insurgencies) . ORIGIN from Latin insurgere rise up …
