I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
rebel forces (= who are fighting against the government )
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The village was attacked by rebel forces.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
army
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Two neighboring countries and three rebel armies have been fighting since 1998 to depose him.
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The war has left the sprawling nation carved up into various regions controlled by the government and rebel armies .
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Later, while the rebel army celebrated their victory, Aurangzeb invited Murad Baksh to his tent and there got him drunk.
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Locked inside their debating chamber, the Tennessee Senate promptly gave in to the rebel army .
attack
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On 28 December, there was an attempted rebel attack on Buga centre in Kayogoro.
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The government said that a rebel attack on the town of Tchoukou-Hadje had left several dead.
faction
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The fragile truce between rival rebel factions in the Solomon Islands came under threat after a third rebel group entered the conflict.
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But peace talks stalled, and pro- and anti-rebel factions have clashed repeatedly.
forces
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A problem deserving consideration is how strong the rebel forces actually were.
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Krayon's palace has been taken over by rebel forces and we are in the midst of this mix.
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As rebel forces loyal to Nabiyev approached the capital, a state of emergency was imposed on Oct. 22.
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As many as 200 civilians and an unknown number of military personnel died during heavy fighting between government and rebel forces .
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In late autumn Kabul was besieged by rebel forces , and Amanullah was eventually forced to abdicate.
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The fighting centred on the Gojam and Gondar regions as rebel forces moved southwards towards the capital.
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At least 5,500 people have died during the past decade in fighting between government and rebel forces .
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The rebel forces had launched their latest offensive in mid-March with a sustained artillery barrage and ground attack.
group
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The war, which broke out in August 1998, involves a number of foreign countries and several rebel groups .
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But rebel groups face familiar problems on the Web.
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The 15,000-strong rebel group has participated in peace talks with President Andres Pastrana but has refused to sign a ceasefire.
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A Tutsi-led rebel group seized power in July 1994 and halted the slaughter soon afterward.
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The Hawiye clan, which dominates the rebel group currently threatening Mr Barre, is not thought to be vengeful.
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The larger rebel groups have stopped fighting and there have been halting moves toward national reconciliation.
leader
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Jean-Pierre Bemba, a 36-year-old rebel leader , was airlifted into town to boost morale.
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Such a government should include members drawn from the existing parliament, the nonviolent opposition movement and rebel leader Kabila himself.
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Politics was no longer just a Kharijite duel between two actors, the imam and the rebel leader .
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Fox's strategy is to accept the conditions for talks set by the rebel leader , Subcomandante Marcos.
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This led rebel leaders to agree to combine their forces in one division under a unified command structure.
movement
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Indeed, rebel movements prompted international relief workers to evacuate the city Friday, fearing impending violence.
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His incompetence was further shown up last year when he failed to exploit the break-up of the rebel movement into three factions.
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The rebel movements are almost exclusively tribal - as is the rump of government.
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The main rebel movements represent other regions.
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The Unita rebel movement claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that the train was carrying munitions and was a legitimate target.
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The interim government was not recognized by the major rebel movements .
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The Congress is in shaky alliance with four other rebel movements .
soldier
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The men and women I had known as rebel soldiers in the mountains now wore suits.
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Three of the rebel soldiers and one government soldier were killed.
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The rebel soldiers were imprisoned and taken to Lisbon.
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The mutiny ended the following day when government forces regained control of the camp and arrested 45 of the rebel soldiers .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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rebel soldiers
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A large number of rebels escaped to the east as the army closed in on Jaffra.
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a teenage rebel
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Anti-government rebels have seized the radio station.
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In his black leather jacket and chains he looked every inch the young rebel .
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She was a rebel , who horrified her family by rejecting a promising career in law to become an actor.
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The rebels attacked an airfield, exchanging fire with Russian troops.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Or inside the fences with the rebels?
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That extreme, impolitic candor was one of the characteristics that made Rice a perfect rebel and a considerably less perfect leader.
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The rebel cavalry were on the left of the second line.
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The house churches are not natural rebels, and only want to be left alone.
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This not only altered the strategic military balance in favour of the rebels, it also gave them an important psychological boost.
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This was construed by some to mean that the rebels were planning attacks against these facilities.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Her parents wanted her to go to university, but she rebelled and went to live on a commune.
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Teenagers tend to rebel against people in authority.
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The eastern provinces are likely to rebel if they are not given more freedom.
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The slaves were punished for rebelling against their owners.
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When the federal government refused this request, the Southern States rebelled.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And both Sly and Jimi rebelled against the narrow-mindedness in which they grew up.
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Finally, however, Presley rebelled.
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No wonder that many grown women rebel against them.
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The first question concerns the individual, structural, and cultural factors that motivate people to rebel .
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There was only one thing she could do, though everything within her rebelled against it.
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Typically, at the time, he is rebelling against his parents, his teachers, and his church.
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Women are rebelling against domestic drudgery.
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Young girls like to rebel a little.