rebellion, revolution, uprising, revolt, insurrection, mutiny mean an outbreak against authority. rebellion implies an open formidable resistance that is often unsuccessful.

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Rebellion, or any sort of political violence, are not binary conflicts but must be understood as interactions between public and private identities and actions.

Taking action against people in power (Definition of rebellion from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

REBELLION definition: open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler. See examples of rebellion used in a sentence.

A situation in which politicians show their opposition to their own party's policies can be referred to as a rebellion. The Prime Minister faced his first Commons rebellion since the election.

3 days ago · (uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler. The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country. (countable) Defiance of authority or control; the act of …

rebellion , revolution - Rebellion is open resistance to a government or authority; revolution is a rebellion that succeeds in overthrowing the government and establishing a new one.

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rebellion, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition: [uncountable] signs of rebellion in the classroom. [countable] small rebellions by the voters.