1) Battle 2) Conflict 3) Fantasy novel 4) French word used in English 5) Insurgency 6) Rebellion 7) Revolt 8) Rising 9) Struggle 10) Uprising 1) Commotion 2) Insurgence 3) Insurgency 4) Intifada 5) Intifadah 6) Mutiny 7) Raid 8) Rebellion 9) Revolt 10) Riot 11) Uprising 12) Upstir 
• (n.) A rising in mass to oppose an enemy. • (n.) A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state.
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In`sur·rec'tion noun [ Latin insurrectio , from insurgere , insurrectum : confer French insurrection . See Insurgent .] 1. A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a c...
rising of people to open resistance to 
an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
[SAT terms] organized opposition to authority organized opposition to authority