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Definition of "insurgents" []

  • Plural form of insurgent. (noun)
  • People rising in revolt against established authority, especially a government. (noun)
  • Plural of insurgent. (adjective)

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Use "insurgents" in a sentence
  • "VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Afghan insurgents learn to destroy key U.S. armored vehicle'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'The insurgents\' success in attacking the hulking machines, which can cost as much as $1 million each, underscores their ability to counter the advanced hardware that the U.S. military and its allies are deploying in their struggle to gain the upper hand in the war, which entered its ninth year last month. '"
  • "I think Jake objects to your characterization that the government of Iraq is legitimately elected but not to the term insurgents, since legitimacy is not a criteria for insurgency."
  • "PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, John, what we know from a police official up in Samarra is that at 4: 00 a.m. local time clashes broke out between what he call insurgents and the Iraqi national police that were protecting this mosque."
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