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insubordination

noun

Refusal to obey or acknowledge legitimate authority.

Defiance of authority

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disobedience defiance rebelliousness resistance noncompliance

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insurgent

noun

A person who rises in rebellion against established authority.

Rebel against authority

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rebel insurrectionist revolutionary mutineer

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insurrection

noun

A violent uprising against an established government or authority.

Uprising against authority

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uprising revolt rebellion rising armed revolt

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interdict

verb

To prohibit or stop by an authoritative order.

Prohibit by authority

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prohibit forbid ban proscribe disallow veto

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invoke

verb

To call upon a rule, authority, or example for support or effect.

Call on for support

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cite appeal to call upon refer to summon

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