🟦 INSURGENT 🟦
NOUN
[count] : a person who fights against an established government or authority
Insurgents are trying to gain control of the country's◀️ transportation system
— often used before another noun
◀️an insurgent group
◀️insurgent attacks
🟦 REBEL 🟦
NOUN
[count]
1 : a person who opposes or fights against a government
◀️The government captured six armed rebels
— often used before another noun
◀️a rebel army/leader
◀️rebel forces/groups
◀️the rebel movement
2 : a person who opposes a person or group in authority
◀️He was a rebel against the school administration
: a person who does not obey rules or accept normal standards of behavior, dress, etc
◀️He is a typical teenage rebel
◀️a fashion rebel
VERB
[no obj]
1 : to oppose or fight against a government
◀️When the government imposed more taxes, the people rebelled
◀️The protesters are rebelling against the new tax law
2 : to oppose a person or group in authority
◀️Children often rebel against their parents
: to refuse to obey rules or accept normal standards of behavior, dress, etc
◀️He rebelled against the social conventions of his time