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48. Back to MW for clarification - there most certainly is a negative connotation

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:16 PM

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Further, Axios is not a source to be trusted - owned primarily by Cox Enterprises - which has been taken over with republican funding. source: open secrets - https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/cox-enterprises/totals?id=D000000768

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insurgent

insurgent
1 of 2
noun
in·sur·gent in-ˈsər-jənt
Synonyms of insurgent
1
: a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent
2
: one who acts contrary to the policies and decisions of one's own political party
insurgent

2 of 2
adjective
: rising in opposition to civil authority or established leadership : rebellious
insurgently adverb

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