{
    "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’."
}