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nounorganized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
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verbcause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
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verbfill with distaste
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"The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"verbmake revolution
Definition that contains revolt
- lawrence Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)
- bowie United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
- josephus Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)
- zapata Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919)
- bolivar Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830)
- loyalist a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
- stalwart a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
- temple of solomon any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall
- owen glendower Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416)
- el libertador Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830)