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Meanings of uprising in English

Portuguese
rebelião
Catalan
aixecament
Spanish
sublevación
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Collective violent action against an established power or arbitrary authority.

rebelião
Usage of uprising in English
1
Two years into the Syria uprising, a new level of violence unfolded.
The Guardian
2
As a result of the civic uprising, the local economy works awkwardly.
The Guardian
3
Active, if one could believe McMahon, in this dangerous New IRA uprising.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
4
He was on Lalonde, therefore Lalonde's uprising problem was instigated by him.
The Reality Dysfunction
5
They fail to reach a final agreement and another Palestinian uprising ensues.
Reuters
6
Will its new strategy of backing a Tripoli uprising prove any different?
Reuters
7
In 1906 they helped quiet the uprising of that summer in Cuba.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
8
Police reform was a main demand of the uprising that toppled Mubarak.
Reuters
9
Both saw in the uprising of labor a prospective overturning of conditions.
Great Fortunes from Railroads
10
It staged an uprising last year in the northern city of Maiduguri.
Reuters
11
Security forces have not used live fire on protesters since the uprising.
Reuters
12
Royal Mushrooms experienced dissent among its staff weeks before the mass uprising.
The South African
13
A number of protest movements since the uprising have fizzled out quickly.
Reuters
14
NO GUILT Bakiyev said he was convinced outside forces orchestrated the uprising.
Reuters
15
The question of the uprising was on the order of the day.
From October to Brest-Litovsk
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Macedonia came close to civil war in 2001 after an Albanian uprising.
Radio NZ
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