Uprising
noun
An act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt.
The government was overthrown in an armed uprising.
Often appears as...
- armed uprising
- popular uprising
noun
A sudden increase or growth.
There was an uprising in the number of unemployed.
Often appears as...
- uprising in numbers
- uprising in unemployment
noun
An act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt.
The government was overthrown in an armed uprising.
Often appears as...
- armed uprising
- popular uprising
noun
A sudden increase or growth.
There was an uprising in the number of unemployed.
Often appears as...
- uprising in numbers
- uprising in unemployment
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Rebellion Context
Used to describe large-scale public defiance against authority or an established government.
The 1916 Easter uprising sought Ireland's independence.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Spontaneous
Implies organization and planning, rather than a spontaneous burst of violence.
The uprising against the regime took months of preparation.
Pro Tip 3/3Sociopolitical Term
Often associated with struggles for political power, rights, or social justice.
The peasant uprising challenged the feudal lords.
Pro Tip 1/3Rebellion Context
Used to describe large-scale public defiance against authority or an established government.
The 1916 Easter uprising sought Ireland's independence.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Spontaneous
Implies organization and planning, rather than a spontaneous burst of violence.
The uprising against the regime took months of preparation.
Pro Tip 3/3Sociopolitical Term
Often associated with struggles for political power, rights, or social justice.
The peasant uprising challenged the feudal lords.
Pro Tip 1/3Rebellion Context
Used to describe large-scale public defiance against authority or an established government.
The 1916 Easter uprising sought Ireland's independence.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Spontaneous
Implies organization and planning, rather than a spontaneous burst of violence.
The uprising against the regime took months of preparation.
Pro Tip 3/3Sociopolitical Term
Often associated with struggles for political power, rights, or social justice.
The peasant uprising challenged the feudal lords.
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A global culture to...
uprisings in what happened in Egypt was particularly cathartic for me what happened there was a political coalition gathered together for a political goal and that was to remove the leader we need to move one step beyond that now we need to see how we can help those societies move from political coalition's loosely based political
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Owning your digital DNA...
in fact means freedom and freedom is not for sale freedom actually is something that is ours but by birth and we have full rights to protect it especially when we feel that someone is taken away from us and that being said let me share a crazy observation with you today I've been terrified away cyborg uprising like
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Naomi Shimada: Tips for...
or am I just internalizing what other people are just shouting into the atmosphere and into the internet? I think, there's moments where obviously, a lot the uprisings in June would not have happened if it wasn't for the information that was shared and that action, of course, was so important.
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Welcome to the...
biggest industry in the world that they have more money and more influence than any other sector so I mean do it the more that they can be sort of popular uprising against that the better but I think the scientific fact of the matter is we are unavoidably headed towards
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A little-told tale of...
There are legions of young men who can't afford to get married, because marriage has become a very expensive proposition. They are expected to bear the burden of costs in married life, but they can't find jobs. This is one of the major drivers of the recent uprisings,
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How teachers can help...
And they marched peacefully through the streets to protest the law. At an intersection, they met up with the police, and when the kids refused to turn back, the police officers set dogs on them and then they opened fire and the Soweto uprising ended in tragedy.
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Robert Wood: Robotic...
and that sort of thing. You'll notice a theme in these examples is the robot uprising and the dystopic view of what robots will do to the world. To depart from that, I'd like to give an example of what I think are my two favorite robots in history.
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The powerful stories...
and defend their ancient libraries. And although they weren't always successful, many of the most important manuscripts were thankfully saved, and today each one of the shrines that was damaged during that uprising have been rebuilt,
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
have an uprising of this sort they put together a Blue Ribbon Commission the Blue Ribbon Commission tells them something remarkably similar to what all the previous blue-ribbon Commission's have said if you read the current
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How to lead in a crisis...
that it upends everything we thought we knew. One thing we know for sure is that more upheavals are coming. In a completely interconnected world a single political uprising,
Video examples
A global culture to...
uprisings in what happened in Egypt was particularly cathartic for me what happened there was a political coalition gathered together for a political goal and that was to remove the leader we need to move one step beyond that now we need to see how we can help those societies move from political coalition's loosely based political
Video examples
Owning your digital DNA...
in fact means freedom and freedom is not for sale freedom actually is something that is ours but by birth and we have full rights to protect it especially when we feel that someone is taken away from us and that being said let me share a crazy observation with you today I've been terrified away cyborg uprising like
Video examples
Naomi Shimada: Tips for...
or am I just internalizing what other people are just shouting into the atmosphere and into the internet? I think, there's moments where obviously, a lot the uprisings in June would not have happened if it wasn't for the information that was shared and that action, of course, was so important.
Video examples
Welcome to the...
biggest industry in the world that they have more money and more influence than any other sector so I mean do it the more that they can be sort of popular uprising against that the better but I think the scientific fact of the matter is we are unavoidably headed towards
Video examples
A little-told tale of...
There are legions of young men who can't afford to get married, because marriage has become a very expensive proposition. They are expected to bear the burden of costs in married life, but they can't find jobs. This is one of the major drivers of the recent uprisings,
Video examples
How teachers can help...
And they marched peacefully through the streets to protest the law. At an intersection, they met up with the police, and when the kids refused to turn back, the police officers set dogs on them and then they opened fire and the Soweto uprising ended in tragedy.
Video examples
Robert Wood: Robotic...
and that sort of thing. You'll notice a theme in these examples is the robot uprising and the dystopic view of what robots will do to the world. To depart from that, I'd like to give an example of what I think are my two favorite robots in history.
Video examples
The powerful stories...
and defend their ancient libraries. And although they weren't always successful, many of the most important manuscripts were thankfully saved, and today each one of the shrines that was damaged during that uprising have been rebuilt,
Video examples
LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
have an uprising of this sort they put together a Blue Ribbon Commission the Blue Ribbon Commission tells them something remarkably similar to what all the previous blue-ribbon Commission's have said if you read the current
Video examples
How to lead in a crisis...
that it upends everything we thought we knew. One thing we know for sure is that more upheavals are coming. In a completely interconnected world a single political uprising,
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Geraldine Brooks
Australian Journalist
I think I'm still chewing on my years as a foreign correspondent. I found myself covering catastrophes - war, uprising, famine, refugee crises - and witnessing how people were affected by dire situations. When I find a story from the past, I bring some of those lessons to bear on the narrative.
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Madeleine Albright
American Statesman
And so I have studied, I have to tell you, revolutions and uprisings for a long time. They are all slightly different, but what they all look for is some kind of a mechanism to go from an authoritarian system to an open, democratic system.
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Liam Hemsworth
Australian Actor
If we get to shoot the third one, which I'm really hoping we do, the third one's great. There's a big uprising and rebellion, and my character Gale's a big part of that. If we get to shoot that, I'll be very, very pleased.
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Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian Scientist
If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or demonstrations, you need to respond to the people's desperate need for change.
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Chinua Achebe
Nigerian Writer
The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse!
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Nick Hanauer
American Businessman
You show me a highly unequal society, and I will show you a police state. Or an uprising. There are no counterexamples. None. It's not if, it's when.
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Yasser Arafat
Leader
Whoever thinks of stopping the uprising before it achieves its goals, I will give him ten bullets in the chest.
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Daniel H. Wilson
American Author
Personally, I'm not afraid of a robot uprising. The benefits far outweigh the threats.
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Morgan Spector
American Actor
I have some friends who were involved in the Tahrir Square uprising in Egypt.
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Joseph Brodsky
American Poet
This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising.
Quote examples
Geraldine Brooks
Australian Journalist
I think I'm still chewing on my years as a foreign correspondent. I found myself covering catastrophes - war, uprising, famine, refugee crises - and witnessing how people were affected by dire situations. When I find a story from the past, I bring some of those lessons to bear on the narrative.
Quote examples
Madeleine Albright
American Statesman
And so I have studied, I have to tell you, revolutions and uprisings for a long time. They are all slightly different, but what they all look for is some kind of a mechanism to go from an authoritarian system to an open, democratic system.
Quote examples
Liam Hemsworth
Australian Actor
If we get to shoot the third one, which I'm really hoping we do, the third one's great. There's a big uprising and rebellion, and my character Gale's a big part of that. If we get to shoot that, I'll be very, very pleased.
Quote examples
Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian Scientist
If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or demonstrations, you need to respond to the people's desperate need for change.
Quote examples
Chinua Achebe
Nigerian Writer
The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse!
Quote examples
Nick Hanauer
American Businessman
You show me a highly unequal society, and I will show you a police state. Or an uprising. There are no counterexamples. None. It's not if, it's when.
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Yasser Arafat
Leader
Whoever thinks of stopping the uprising before it achieves its goals, I will give him ten bullets in the chest.
Quote examples
Daniel H. Wilson
American Author
Personally, I'm not afraid of a robot uprising. The benefits far outweigh the threats.
Quote examples
Morgan Spector
American Actor
I have some friends who were involved in the Tahrir Square uprising in Egypt.
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Joseph Brodsky
American Poet
This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising.
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