I love that he acts like he reads research papers. What a complete Trumpian bozo.
This coming from a "Resistance" supporter? Who in there right mind would believe the January 6th "Riot" was an insurrection?
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REBELLION,
REVOLUTION,
UPRISING,
REVOLT,
INSURRECTION,
MUTINY mean an outbreak against authority.
REBELLION implies an open formidable resistance that is often unsuccessful. open
rebellion against the officers
REVOLUTION applies to a successful rebellion resulting in a major change (as in government). a political
revolution that toppled the monarchy
UPRISING implies a brief, limited, and often immediately ineffective rebellion. quickly put down the
uprising REVOLT and
INSURRECTION imply an armed uprising that quickly fails or succeeds. a
revolt by the Young Turks that surprised party leaders an
insurrection of oppressed laborers
MUTINY applies to group insubordination or insurrection especially against naval authority. a
mutiny led by the ship's cook
Examples of insurrection in a Sentence
the famous
insurrection of the slaves in ancient Rome under Spartacus
Recent Examples on the Web The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6
insurrection, seeking to block the congressional panel’s subpoena of data from Salesforce, an RNC software vendor.—
BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2022The House committee investigating the Jan. 6
insurrection is looking at Trump's role on that day.— Kevin Johnson,
USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2022His role in organizing and attending multiple events spreading false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump prompted a subpoena from the select committee investigating the Jan. 6
insurrection.— Stacey Barchenger,
The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2022
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