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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-408/
- Published: 2025-09-20T18:15:20.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-20T18:15:19.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

rebellion (noun):

1: opposition to one in authority or dominance  
2a: open, armed, and usually unsuccessful defiance of or resistance to an established government  
b: an instance of such defiance or resistance

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebellion?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Plenty of teenagers rebel against their parents in all kinds of ways. But a rebellion usually involves a group. Armed rebellions are usually put down by a country's armed forces, or at least kept from expanding beyond a small area. The American War of Independence was first viewed by the British as a minor rebellion that would soon run its course, but this particular rebellion led to a full-fledged revolution--that is, the overthrow of a government. Rebellion, armed or otherwise, has often alerted those in power that those they control are very unhappy.

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