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{
"term": "rebel",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a person who fights against the government of their country",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "rebel forces"
},
{
"text": "Armed rebels advanced towards the capital."
},
{
"text": "Some parts of the country fell into rebel hands."
},
{
"text": "The rebels seized control of the national radio headquarters."
},
{
"text": "The rebels were based in camps along the border."
},
{
"text": "The southern parts of the country had fallen into rebel control."
},
{
"text": "They sent in troops to fight the rebels."
},
{
"text": "a group of rebels against the emperor"
},
{
"text": "military operations against the rebels"
},
{
"text": "new recruits to the rebel cause"
},
{
"text": "Rebel forces clashed with government troops."
}
],
"topics": ["War and conflict"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["anti-government", "leftist", "left-wing"],
"… of rebels": ["band", "group"],
"verb + rebel": ["back", "help", "support"],
"rebel + verb": ["be based…", "advance", "attack something"],
"rebel + noun": ["faction", "group", "movement"],
"preposition": ["against the rebel", "rebel against"],
"phrases": ["a bit of a rebel", "something of a rebel"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a person who opposes somebody in authority over them within an organization, a political party, etc.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A number of Tory rebels are planning to vote against the government."
},
{
"text": "The Education Secretary has made further concessions to the back-bench rebels."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["anti-government", "leftist", "left-wing"],
"… of rebels": ["band", "group"],
"verb + rebel": ["back", "help", "support"],
"rebel + verb": ["be based…", "advance", "attack something"],
"rebel + noun": ["faction", "group", "movement"],
"preposition": ["against the rebel", "rebel against"],
"phrases": ["a bit of a rebel", "something of a rebel"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a person who does not like to obey rules or who does not follow generally accepted standards of behaviour, dress, etc.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've always been the rebel of the family."
},
{
"text": "He was a rebel in his teens but he’s a respectable citizen these days."
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["anti-government", "leftist", "left-wing"],
"… of rebels": ["band", "group"],
"verb + rebel": ["back", "help", "support"],
"rebel + verb": ["be based…", "advance", "attack something"],
"rebel + noun": ["faction", "group", "movement"],
"preposition": ["against the rebel", "rebel against"],
"phrases": ["a bit of a rebel", "something of a rebel"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈrebl/",
"audio": "re/rebel/rebel__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈrebl/",
"audio": "re/rebel/rebel__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French rebelle (noun), rebeller (verb), from Latin rebellis (used originally with reference to a fresh declaration of war by the defeated), based on bellum ‘war’."
}