[noun] [C] - a person who is fighting in a group against their own government, or the person who is in charge of the countryAll approaches to the capital are now under the control of the insurgents.The small town is said to be in insurgent hands.(US) An insurgent is also a person who takes action to show that they do not agree with some of the ideas and plans of the political party they support.
INSURGENT
Meaning of INSURGENT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012