as in treason
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the crime of saying, writing, or doing something that encourages people to disobey their government
The leaders of the group have been arrested and charged with sedition.
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Recent Examples of sedition
The report noted that the Navy called what the former combat pilot and astronaut did an act of sedition.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
The 78-year-old pro-democracy activist and media baron was ruled guilty of sedition and collusion with foreign countries by a Hong Kong court on Monday.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
By this reasoning, every military oath ceremony becomes an act of sedition.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Obama, Biden, sedition, Christmas.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
The 78-year-old pro-democracy activist and media baron was ruled guilty of sedition and collusion with foreign countries by a Hong Kong court on Monday.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
By this reasoning, every military oath ceremony becomes an act of sedition.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Obama, Biden, sedition, Christmas.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedition
treason
Noun
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The president’s team moved quickly to prosecute the sheriff for treason.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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Veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate, remains in prison after he was charged with treason last February.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Sedition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedition. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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