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noun

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as in rebel
a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right a band of renegades who had deserted their infantry units and were making their way to Mexico

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adjective

as in apostate

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“Renegade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renegade. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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