mass uprising
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- riotViolent public disturbance
protest · overthrow · barricades · crowds · streets · chanting · flags · torches · occupation · resistance · defiance · solidarity · mob · demonstrators · guillotine · tyranny · liberation · populace
rebellion vs. compliance
mass uprisingcapitulation
Complete yielding to demands
docility · servility · surrender · silent consent · resignation
popular movement vs. elite control
mass uprisingcoup d'état
Violent government seizure
palace coup · military junta · martial law · autocratic rule
disorder vs. order
mass uprisingpublic order
Societal calm and lawfulness
social stability · political stability · quiescence · social order · tranquility