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noun
- 1. a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or leader: "Tory rebels" Similar
verb
- 1. rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or leader: "the Earl of Pembroke subsequently rebelled against Henry III" Similar
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a person who refuses to accept the government’s power and uses force to oppose it, or a person who opposes authority and thinks or behaves differently: The government tried to set up talks with the rebels. Though he dressed unusually, he never meant to be a rebel. US history.
The meaning of REBEL is opposing or taking arms against a government or ruler. How to use rebel in a sentence. opposing or taking arms against a government or ruler; of or relating to rebels; disobedient, rebellious…
noun. a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of their country. Synonyms: insurrectionist, insurgent, traitor, mutineer. a person who resists any authority, control, or tradition.
a person who refuses to accept the government’s power and uses force to oppose it, or a person who opposes authority and thinks or behaves differently: The government tried to set up talks with the rebels. Though he dressed unusually, he never meant to be a rebel. US history.
1. /ˈrɛbəl/ someone who exhibits independence in thought and action. 2. /rɪˈbɛl/ take part in an uprising; renounce a former allegiance. IPA guide. Other forms: rebels; rebelled; rebelling.
Rebels are people who are fighting against their own country's army in order to change the political system there. ...fighting between rebels and government forces. ...rebel forces in Liberia. Synonyms: revolutionary, resistance fighter, insurgent, secessionist More Synonyms of rebel. 2. countable noun B2.
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to resist or rise up against a government or other authority, esp by force of arms. 2. to dissent from an accepted moral code or convention of behaviour, dress, etc. 3. to show repugnance (towards) n. 4. a. a person who rebels. b. ( as modifier ): a rebel soldier; a rebel leader.
rebel (against somebody/something) to fight against or refuse to obey an authority, for example a government, a system, your parents, etc. He later rebelled against his strict religious upbringing. Most teenagers find something to rebel against.
a person who opposes somebody in authority over them within an organization, a political party, etc. A number of Tory rebels are planning to vote against the government. The Education Secretary has made further concessions to the back-bench rebels. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Rebel definition: To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force an established government or ruling authority.
