as in revolt
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
a mutiny led by the ship's cook
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as in to rebel
to rise up against established authority
the party's conservative faction mutinied just before the election
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Recent Examples of mutiny
Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
The second season ended on a cliffhanger as Gi-hun’s mutiny against the guards of the Games is ultimately thwarted by the Front Man who, unknown to Gi-hun but known to the audience, has been posing as his friend and ally Young-il.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
Stephen R. Weissman, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2014
After the officer in charge hanged one of the men, the crew mutinied, built their own ship, and sailed home, abandoning the fort some 11 months after their arrival.
—Shanti Menon, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Noun
The Olympic, nearly identical to the Titanic, faced its own challenges following the disaster, including a mutiny among crew members concerned about the lack of lifeboats.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
The second season ended on a cliffhanger as Gi-hun’s mutiny against the guards of the Games is ultimately thwarted by the Front Man who, unknown to Gi-hun but known to the audience, has been posing as his friend and ally Young-il.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
Within days, however, Congo’s troops mutinied against their all-white officer corps (a holdover from the colonial era) and started terrorizing the European population.
—Stephen R. Weissman, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2014
After the officer in charge hanged one of the men, the crew mutinied, built their own ship, and sailed home, abandoning the fort some 11 months after their arrival.
—Shanti Menon, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutiny
Noun
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The date of the revolt, September 23rd, has become an important date for sympathizers of the pro-independence movement.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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The revolt has raised questions about what lies ahead for the country and region.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
10 Mar. 2025
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Farmers in western Pennsylvania who distilled the liquor rebelled in 1791, resulting in three years of conflict with government troops.—
Bill Hamilton,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025
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Most players respected the order but a few rebelled against it in newsworthy moments.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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McKinley took a similar approach in dealing with Spain during its brutal effort to suppress an insurrection in Cuba against Spanish imperial rule.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Ulysses S. Grant in 1873.—
David Cason,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Karla Jay remembers joining the second night of street protests during the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City.—
Orion Rummler,
Them,
17 Mar. 2025
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Egypt’s military governments have long been deeply distrustful of Islamist movements, notably the homegrown Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and Sisi himself came to power in a military coup against a Muslim Brotherhood president who was elected after the uprising of 2011.—
Lisa Anderson,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Mar. 2025
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That small rebellion becomes a bigger one when the course introduces her to a pack of younger friends, including 20something hunk Sean (Nico Hiraga).—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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The series, which premieres its second season April 22 on Disney+, thrusts viewers back into the heart of the galactic rebellion.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Mutiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutiny. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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