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
His Administration has also accused political rivals, including Democratic lawmakers and former President Barack Obama, of sedition and treason.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 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
Now what the six said, is that sedition?
—NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 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
Now what the six said, is that sedition?
—NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedition
treason
Noun
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Rumors of treason, incompetence and betrayal swirled.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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His Administration has also accused political rivals, including Democratic lawmakers and former President Barack Obama, of sedition and treason.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Sedition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedition. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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