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mutiny (oh)



[U and C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: mutine 'to refuse to obey' (16-17 centuries), from French mutiner, from meute 'refusal to obey', from Latin movere 'to move']
when soldiers, sailors, etc refuse to obey the person who is in charge of them, and try to take control for themselves
mutiny against
::He led a mutiny against the captain.
-- mutiny v [I]
::The soldiers had mutinied over the non-payment of wages.