Meaning & use
mutiny
An open rebellion by soldiers or sailors against the authority of their officers.
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The crew planned a mutiny after months of unpaid wages and cruel treatment.
Historians still debate what triggered the mutiny aboard the ship in 1789.
A note on using this word
Mutiny specifically involves subordinates in a military or naval command rejecting authority, though it is sometimes used loosely and humorously elsewhere.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To rebel openly against the authority of one's commanding officers.
Several sailors mutinied when the captain refused to turn back for supplies.
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