GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Insurgent , a. [L. insurgens, p. pr. of insurgere to rise up; pref. in- in + surgere to rise. See Surge.] Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious. “The insurgent provinces.”  
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   Insurgent, n. [Cf. F. insurgent.] A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an established government; one who openly and actively resists the execution of laws; a rebel.
   Syn. -- See Rebel.
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