insurgents
noun/ɪnˈsɜrdʒənts/
Frequency rank: #8,858 most common English word
Meaning
people who rise in armed resistance against an established authority or government.
Example sentence
Government forces struggled to push back insurgents who had taken control of the northern region.
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