insurgents

noun/ɪnˈsɜrdʒənts/

Frequency rank: #8,858 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

people who rise in armed resistance against an established authority or government.

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Example sentence

Government forces struggled to push back insurgents who had taken control of the northern region.

Synonyms & related words

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