rebelião — meaning in English

English meaning

• mutiny noun An open rebellion against authority, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.
• rebellion noun Organized, often violent resistance against a government or ruling power.
• revolt verb To rise up in rebellion against authority.

Senses

rebelião is used for these senses in English:

• mutiny An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
• rebellion (uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
• rebellion (countable) Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.
• revolt An act of revolting.

mutiny — full definition

1. noun An open rebellion against authority, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.
2. verb To rise up in rebellion against those in command.

rebellion — full definition

1. noun Organized, often violent resistance against a government or ruling power.
2. noun Open defiance of authority or control, in a broader or more personal sense.

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