surg-, sur- +

Ascending; rising obliquely; curving upward.

1. A political and even a military strategy or action that is intended to oppose and to forcefully suppress an insurgency or revolt or rebellion.
2. Military and political activities undertaken by a government to defeat a rebellion or a guerrilla movement.

1. A person combating an insurgency ir rebellion.
2. Also a descriptive term that modifies a government or military effort or strategy; such as, the counterinsurgent effort against extremism must be maintained.

The action or an instance of rebellion; or an insurrection, revolt, anarchy, or an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing an existing government with the use of subversion and armed conflict.

A reference to revolts against a recognized government that do not reach the degrees of an organized revolutionary government.

1. A condition of revolt against a recognized government that does not reach the proportions of an organized revolutionary government.
2. An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict.

An insurgency, or insurrection, is an armed uprising, or revolt against an established civil or political authority.

People who are involved with an insurgency are called "insurgents", and they usually engage in regular or guerrilla combat against the armed forces of the established government, or conduct sabotage and harassment in the country with the purpose of undermining the government's leadership position.

An insurgency is not considered to be the same as a resistance both in its political overtones and in the nature of the conflict. An insurgency refers to an internal struggle against a standing, established government; however, a resistance indicates a struggle against invading or occupying foreign forces and their collaborators.

A person or a group that rises in revolt against the leadership, a political party, or an established government or authority.

1. An organized opposition to authority.
2. A conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another faction or a group that is a minority within a larger group and has interests or beliefs that are not always in harmony with the larger group.
3. A rebellion against the government or rulers of a country, often involving armed conflict.

1. A person who takes part in an insurrection; a rebel; an insurgent who revolts against a civil authority or a constituted government.
2. Pertaining to, or referring to the nature of an insurrection.

1. A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against a constituted authority; especially, in the hope of improving political conditions.
2. Someone who provokes or takes part in an insurrection, a mutiny, or a rebellion.

A strong swelling, increase, or rush of members of the armed forces into a specified area: "Pakistani military leaders believe that the current military surge will be the last push before the U.S. begins a face-saving troop drawdown."

The comparatively thin layer of rock of varying thickness found around a volcanic vent.

1. To rise or to grow strong again; to experience a resurgence.
2. To sweep forward or back to life in a powerful way.

Rising or tending to rise again; reviving; renascent.

1. A rising again as to new life and vigor.
2. Experiencing or tending to bring about a renewal or a revival.
3. A rising or becoming stronger again.