noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ mass , popular , serious ( esp. BrE ), widespread ( esp. BrE )
▪
There was a widespread ~ against the party leadership.
▪ open
▪
Parliament came out in open ~ against the president.
▪ armed
▪ peasant , peasant's , shareholder's , slave , student , etc.
▪ tax
VERB + REVOLT
▪ cause , provoke ( esp. BrE ), spark
▪ lead
▪
a student-led ~
▪ organize , stage
▪ crush , deal with ( esp. BrE ), put down , suppress
▪
The ~ was suppressed with total ruthlessness.
▪ face
▪
The party leadership is facing open ~.
REVOLT + VERB
▪ break out
▪
Revolt broke out when the government decided to raise the price of bread.
▪ spread
▪ overthrow sb/sth
▪
The regime was finally overthrown by a popular ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The farmers rose in ~.
▪ ~ against
▪
the ~ against the new tax
▪ ~ by
▪
a ~ by backbenchers ( BrE )
▪ ~ over
▪
the farmers' ~ over imported meat
▪ ~ within
▪
~ within the party