as in rebel
a person who rises up against authority
a would-be insurrectionist with a plan to bomb the capitol
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Recent Examples of insurrectionist
Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists.
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Austin Sarat,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
The recipients will almost surely be insurrectionists and other allies.
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Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
People's Liberation Army troops under Mao's control either ignored the violence or offered support to the insurrectionists while the country descended into lawlessness and retribution.
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Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
Stephen Miller is now calling Minnesota protesters insurrectionists, while the January 6th mobs were considered peaceful protesters and tourists.
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Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
The President and his advisers have called those opposing them in Minnesota radical lunatics, domestic terrorists, and outright insurrectionists.
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Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
The guns stay on store shelves, insurrectionists get pardoned, and pundits keep telling leftists to stop talking about trans rights.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Kinzinger goes on to say that when the insurrectionist is one of their own, the rules are different.
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Tom Jurkowsky,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
Austin Sarat,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
The recipients will almost surely be insurrectionists and other allies.
—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
People's Liberation Army troops under Mao's control either ignored the violence or offered support to the insurrectionists while the country descended into lawlessness and retribution.
—
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
Stephen Miller is now calling Minnesota protesters insurrectionists, while the January 6th mobs were considered peaceful protesters and tourists.
—
Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
The President and his advisers have called those opposing them in Minnesota radical lunatics, domestic terrorists, and outright insurrectionists.
—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
The guns stay on store shelves, insurrectionists get pardoned, and pundits keep telling leftists to stop talking about trans rights.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Kinzinger goes on to say that when the insurrectionist is one of their own, the rules are different.
—
Tom Jurkowsky,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurrectionist
Noun
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Well after the first Darfur war had faded from headlines, this duo continued to put down rebel groups throughout the country through brutal methods.
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Finding an off-ramp is increasingly becoming necessary for GOP leadership as House rebels threaten to shut down the floor in the absence of a path forward.
Noun
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Gray is endorsed by Kansas City’s branch of the Democratic Socialists of America, and represents the insurgent left flank of the Democratic Party in the race.
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Out went what was left of country-club Republicanism; in came the Fifth Avenue insurgent and his MAGA hordes.
Noun
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Some imagery on the shirt, depicting Haitian revolutionaries from the early 1800s, was declared political and therefore not allowed, having fallen foul of FIFA’s often quite stringent rules around kits at World Cups.
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The garments, designed by Stella Jean, a Haitian Italian fashion designer, featured a painting of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, Dessalines’ fellow revolutionary.
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“Insurrectionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurrectionist. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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