REBELLION

[noun]Rebellion is violent action organized by a group of people who are trying to change the political system in their country.The government has brutally crushed the rebellion. [C]They stirred up open rebellion among the people against the government. [U]Rebellion is also action against the leaders of an organization by people who are in the organization because they disagree with the way in which it is being controlled.The party's rebellion against the prime minister's unpopular foreign policy led to his fall from power.