insurgency

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

insurgency
    n 1: an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted
         government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
         [syn: {insurgency}, {insurgence}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Insurgence \In*sur"gence\, Insurgency \In*sur"gen*cy\, n.
   A state of insurrection; an uprising; an insurrection.
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         A moral insurgence in the minds of grave men against
         the Court of Rome.                       --G. Eliot.
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