seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdi-shəs 
1
: disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
2
: of, relating to, or tending toward sedition
seditiously
adverb
seditiousness
noun
Examples of seditious in a Sentence
several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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This included Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader, who was previously sentenced to 22 years for seditious conspiracy, and Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, whose 18-year sentence was commuted to time served.
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack and sentenced to 22 years in prison.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 21 May 2025
Enrique Tarrio, who was facing 22 years in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with Jan. 6, was among the hundreds of rioters who were granted pardons by Trump.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Since his release from custody, Mr. Tarrio has been involved in a number of ventures, including a podcast and a crypto coin with some of the other members of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, who were convicted with him of seditious conspiracy at a trial two years ago.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack and sentenced to 22 years in prison.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 21 May 2025
Enrique Tarrio, who was facing 22 years in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with Jan. 6, was among the hundreds of rioters who were granted pardons by Trump.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Since his release from custody, Mr. Tarrio has been involved in a number of ventures, including a podcast and a crypto coin with some of the other members of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, who were convicted with him of seditious conspiracy at a trial two years ago.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seditious. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdish-əs
: of, relating to, or causing sedition
seditious statements
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