noun
- violent uprisings against an authority or government
Usage: plural form of insurrection
Examples
- The history book documented several insurrections against colonial rule.
- Military leaders worked to prevent insurrections within their ranks.
- The government responded swiftly to crush the regional insurrections.
- Historians study the causes and outcomes of past insurrections.
- Economic hardship often leads to popular insurrections.
- The treaty aimed to end the cycle of insurrections in the region.