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Word | Sedition |
an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government / The raising of commotion in a state, not amounting to insurrection / resistance to authority; insubordination / conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. / the crime of saying, writing, or doing something that encourages people to disobey their government, | |
Usage | ⇒ She was charged to death on account of sedition ⇒ Her words, though not treasonous in themselves, were calculated to arouse thoughts of sedition. ⇒ The leaders of the group have been arrested and charged with sedition. ⇒ These varied from the trials and subsequent execution of radicals for treason, to trials for sedition and seditious libel. |
Synonyms | insurrection, mutiny, revolt, treason, insurgence, rebellion, uprising, insurgency, revolution, disobedience, agitation, treachery, disloyalty, faction, instigation, insubordination, traitorousness, disregard, fomentation, mutinousness, |
Antonyms | allegiance, loyalty, control, devotion, domination, faithfulness, fealty, homage, obedience, subjection, submission, adherence, adhesion, appeasement, ardor, attachment, authority, bonding, command, commitment, |
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