revolutionizers

noun

plural of revolutionizer
as in insurrectionaries

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  1. insurgents
  2. rebels
  3. insurrectionists
  4. revolutionaries
  5. mutineers
Noun
  • The insecurity landscape is also more chaotic because some groups, after initially being invited to help defend against insurgents, turned into terrorists, said Dengiyefa Angalapu, an analyst at the Center for Democracy and Development in Abuja.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Socialists have found a new footing in the party, with younger and more left-wing insurgents ousting older establishment figures to demand generational and ideological change.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of insurgents
Noun
  • Nathaniel Bacon and his rebels set fire to Jamestown, the capital of the Virginia colony.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Smokejumpers kicked cargo destined for mountain villages in Vietnam, Hmong rebels in Laos, and Muslim dissidents in China.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebels
Noun
  • Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists.
    — Austin Sarat, Fortune, 24 May 2026
  • The recipients will almost surely be insurrectionists and other allies.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Definition of insurrectionists
Noun
  • The revolutionaries who led the offensive dominate the seats of power in Tehran.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Centrist Democrats are not socialists, not revolutionaries, and not disposed to blame Zionist conspiracies for every trouble in American life, including police brutality and urban gentrification.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of revolutionaries
Noun
  • Analysts say the clashes at the Base 101 at the Niamey international airport could have gone either way because of the mutineers’ determination and large numbers until the Russian troops stepped in.
    — Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The fate of the mutineers was not immediately clear and authorities did not disclose any charges against them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of mutineers
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