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insurrection

noun

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A violent uprising against an established government or authority.

The novel begins with an insurrection against a fictional ruler.
Dictionary practice example.
A separate chapter describes an insurrection in which armed factions violently attack the established city government.
From Power and Resistance in Fiction.
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