insurrection

noun

The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.

noun

A rising up; uprising.

noun

The act of rising against civil authority or governmental restraint; specifically, the armed resistance of a number of persons to the power of the state; incipient or limited rebellion.

noun

A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state.

noun

A rising in mass to oppose an enemy.

noun

An organized opposition to an authority; a mutiny; a rebellion

noun

organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another