armed rebellion
Weaponized civil revolt
Armed rebellion is an attempt to overthrow a government or resist its authority through organized military force.
The phrase emphasizes the use of weapons to distinguish from peaceful protest or civil disobedience: The province descended into armed rebellion after the disputed election.
Rebellions may be suppressed, succeed in regime change, or settle into prolonged insurgency.
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- armed struggleViolent political conflict
- guerrilla warfareIrregular combat using ambushes
- militiaNon-professional armed force
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
revolution · liberation movement · anti-colonialism · paramilitary · asymmetric warfare · insurrection · take up arms · bullet · uprising · separatism · coup d'état · military junta · arms smuggling · radicalization · resistance · underground resistance · treason · barricade
- resistanceresistance, defiance, resistance fighters, civil resistance, resist
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- coupscoup d'etat, overthrow, coup attempt, soft coup, failed coup
- power shiftsregime change, coup d'etat, overthrow, abdication, inauguration
armed rebellionpeaceful protest
Nonviolent collective expression of dissent
nonviolent resistance · civil disobedience · passive resistance · sit-in · peaceful demonstration
armed rebellionsubmission
Yielding to another's will
obedience · compliance · loyalty · allegiance · acquiescence
armed rebellionpeace
Freedom from disturbance
stability · order · tranquility · social harmony · civil order