Sedition GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

Sedition GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

/sɪˈdɪʃ.ən/ (noun)

Definition

incitement or rebellion in the form of actions or words to provoke others against government authority, treason, agitation, rabble-rousing, conspiracy, insurrection, troublemaking, provocation, subversion, insurgence

Example

Sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that tends toward rebellion against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent toward, or insurrection against, established authority. Sedition may include any commotion, though not aimed at direct and open violence against the laws. Seditious words in writing are seditious libel. A seditionist is one who engages in or promotes the interest of sedition.

Because sedition is overt, it is typically not considered a subversive act, and the overt acts that may be prosecutable under sedition laws vary from one legal code to another.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/

Parts of speech

Adjective: seditious

Adverb: seditiously

Noun: seditionist