open revolt

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a revolt that is publicly known and not secret

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Examples (10)

  • Parliament came out in open revolt against the president.
  • The party leadership is facing open revolt.
  • The employees staged an open revolt against the new management policies.
  • Students threatened open revolt if tuition fees were increased.
  • His decision sparked an open revolt among the backbenchers.
  • The general feared an open revolt from his disgruntled troops.
  • After years of quiet dissent, the community finally broke into open revolt.
  • The editorial was seen as an open revolt against the newspaper's conservative stance.
  • Such blatant disregard for rules could lead to open revolt within the organization.
  • The oppressive regime was surprised by the sudden open revolt of its citizens.