- a person who fights against the government of their country
- rebel forces
- Armed rebels advanced towards the capital.
- Some parts of the country fell into rebel hands.
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc1- The rebels seized control of the national radio headquarters.
- The rebels were based in camps along the border.
- The southern parts of the country had fallen into rebel control.
- They sent in troops to fight the rebels.
- a group of rebels against the emperor
- military operations against the rebels
- new recruits to the rebel cause
- Rebel forces clashed with government troops.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- anti-government
- leftist
- left-wing
- …
- band
- group
- back
- help
- support
- …
- be based…
- advance
- attack something
- …
- faction
- group
- movement
- …
- against the rebel
- rebel against
- a bit of a rebel
- something of a rebel
- a person who opposes somebody in authority over them within an organization, a political party, etc.
- A number of Tory rebels are planning to vote against the government.
- The Education Secretary has made further concessions to the back-bench rebels.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- anti-government
- leftist
- left-wing
- …
- band
- group
- back
- help
- support
- …
- be based…
- advance
- attack something
- …
- faction
- group
- movement
- …
- against the rebel
- rebel against
- a bit of a rebel
- something of a rebel
- a person who does not like to obey rules or who does not follow generally accepted standards of behaviour, dress, etc.
- I've always been the rebel of the family.
- He was a rebel in his teens but he’s a respectable citizen these days.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- anti-government
- leftist
- left-wing
- …
- band
- group
- back
- help
- support
- …
- be based…
- advance
- attack something
- …
- faction
- group
- movement
- …
- against the rebel
- rebel against
- a bit of a rebel
- something of a rebel
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rebelle (noun), rebeller (verb), from Latin rebellis (used originally with reference to a fresh declaration of war by the defeated), based on bellum ‘war’.
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