Authority Contains Uprising

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	8		Exact Match!
noun • formal and explicit approval • a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards • official permission or approval • the act of final authorization verb • give sanction to • give authority or permission to • give religious sanction to, such as through an oath
	28%	12		Violent uprising against authority
noun • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
	28%	10		A rebellion or uprising against a ruling authority
noun • a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving • the overthrow of a government by those who are governed • a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

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