mutiny

CEFRC1

/ˈmju.tə.ni/

noun · verb

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To commit a mutiny.
Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.

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The crew of the Bounty mutinied because of the harsh discipline of Captain Bligh.
In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader.
Raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves.

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In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader.
1856 December, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Samuel Johnson”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London:...
Raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves.
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iag...
In the long run, the High Seas Fleet would rarely emerge looking for a fleet action, and, indeed, would be withdrawn if it seemed that the Grand Fleet was out. In 1918, when faced with an order to sail against the British, who had now been augmented by the Sixth Battle Squadron, made up of American warships, the sailors of the High Seas Fleet mutinied instead.
2020 August 12, Drachinifel, 34:12 from the start, in The Battle of Jutland - Clash of the Titans - Part 3 (Aftermath, Outcome and Lessons), archived from the original on 24 Aug 2022

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From Middle French mutiner.