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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
rebel
rebel [rebel rebels rebelled rebelling] noun, verb
noun BrE [ˈrebl] ; NAmE [ˈrebl]
1. a person who fights against the government of their country
•rebel forces
•Armed rebels advanced towards the capital.
•Some parts of the country fell into rebel hands.
2. a person who opposes sb in authority over them within an organization, a political party, etc
•A number of Tory rebels are planning to vote against the government.
3. a person who does not like to obey rules or who does not accept normal standards of behaviour, dress, etc
•I've always been the rebel of the family.
•He was a rebel in his teens but he's a respectable citizen these days.
Word Origin:
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’.
Example Bank:
•The Education Secretary has made further concessions to the back-bench rebels.
•The rebels seized control of the national radio headquarters.
•The rebels were based in camps along the border.
•The southern parts of the country had fallen into rebel control.
•They sent in troops to back the rebels.
•a group of rebels against the emperor
•military operations against the rebels
•new recruits to the rebel cause
•A group of armed rebels seized control of the national radio headquarters.
•A number of Labour rebels are planning to vote against the government.
•Armed rebels are advancing towards the capital.
•Rebel forces clashed with government troops.
verb BrE [rɪˈbel] ; NAmE [rɪˈbel] (-ll-)intransitive ~ (against sb/sth)
to fight against or refuse to obey an authority, for example a government, a system, your parents, etc
•He later rebelled against his strict religious upbringing.
•Most teenagers find something to rebel against.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
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’.
Thesaurus:
rebel verb I
•The colonies rebelled against the king.
revolt • • mutiny • • fight • • resist • • defy • • oppose • • stand up to sb • • go against sb/sth • • disobey • • flout • |formal rise •
rebel/revolt/mutiny/fight/go/rise against sb/sth
rebel against/defy/disobey/flout authority
the people rebel/revolt/resist sth/defy sb/rise
Rebel or revolt? Rebel often describes opposition to authority by people who already have some political power and does not always involve violence; revolt usually describes the actions of ordinary people against unfair authority and nearly always involves violence
•136 MPs rebelled against the government's proposals.
• The peasants revolted against high taxes and the losses of the war.
Example Bank:
•In 1215 the barons rebelled against the king.
•The colonies rebelled and declared their independence.
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