political opposition vs rebellion

political opposition

noun
  • Actions by one political group against another political group, either by using governmental power or by popular actions such as protests; generally, disagreement in politics. 

  • A recognized political party or group of parties in multiparty political systems that is present in Parliament or some other legislative body and does not control the floor (usually due to being in the minority). 

  • An unrecognized political party in a one-party state. 

rebellion

noun
  • Armed resistance to an established government or ruler. 

  • Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling. 

  • An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government. 

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