rebel

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Such a rebel was the robber Barabbas, whom Pilate wished to substitute for Jesus as the victim of popular fury.

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  1. intransitive verb To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force an established government or ruling authority.
  2. intransitive verb To resist or defy an authority or a generally accepted convention.
  3. intransitive verb To feel or express strong unwillingness or repugnance: She rebelled at the unwelcome suggestion.
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  • John T. Elfvin, a retired judge who was long known as a rebel in the federal court system, died Tuesday afternoon in a Lancaster nursing home. —  The Buffalo News: Home
  • Three Turkish soldiers killed in Kurdish rebel attack —  Raw Story
  • Turkey vows strong action as 38 killed in Kurdish rebel violence —  Raw Story
  • Extra Russian troops arrive in Georgian rebel zones: agencies —  Raw Story
  • Extra Russian troops arrive in Georgian rebel zones: agency —  Raw Story
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rebel:   rebels ·  rebelled ·  rebelling
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  1. Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellāre : re-, re- + bellāre, to make war (from bellum, war). N., Middle English, rebellious, rebel, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis, from rebellāre.

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  1. from Middle English rebel, rebele, from Old French rebelle, rebele, French rebelle =Spanish Portuguese rebelde =Italian ribello, rebellious, a rebel, from Latin rebellis, adjective, making war again, insurgent, rebellious; as noun, a rebel; from re-, again, + bellum, war: see belligerent, duel. Cf. rebel, v.
  2. from Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, rebeler, reveler, French rebeller =Spanish rebelar =Portuguese rebellar =Italian ribellare, from Latin rebellare, wage war again (said of the conquered), make an insurrection, revolt, rebel, from re-, again, + bellare, wage war, from bellum, war. Cf. rebel, adjective
 

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