2. Noun. People rising in revolt against established authority, especially a government. ¹
3. Adjective. Plural of insurgent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Insurgents
1. insurgent [n] - See also: insurgent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insurgents
Literary usage of Insurgents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1921)
"The distinction between legal qualification and IMUI-- actual power to make war
explains the fact insurgents may become a belligerent Power. ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"So disorganised were the Republicans that they could not prevent the insurgents
from reaching Angers, which was saved only by the strength of its ..."
3. A Political and Civil History of the United States of America: From the Year by Timothy Pitkin (1828)
"... by the insurgents—Judge Wilson declares that the opposition to the laws was
too powerful to be suppressed by ordinary judicial proceedings—Fifteen ..."
4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1872)
"In consequence of this victory, the insurgents had also to evacuate Fort ...
The batteries of the insurgents from Point du Jour to Porte ..."
5. The diplomatic protection of citizens abroad or the law of international claims by Edwin Montefiore Borchard (1915)
"While as a matter of strict right the government may treat the insurgents as
criminals, modern practice tends to regard them as belligerents, with rights as ..."
6. The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Containing His Correspondence, and His by Alexander Hamilton (1850)
"It is satisfactory to receive exact intelligence of the movements of the insurgents.
Your care of the interest confided to you is in every event depended ..."
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