seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdi-shəs 
1
: disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
2
: of, relating to, or tending toward sedition
seditiously
adverb
seditiousness
noun
Examples of seditious in a Sentence
several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy trial of far-right Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes rescinded an order that barred Rhodes and his co-defendants from traveling to Washington, D.C.
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Robert Legare, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
Rhodes and five others were convicted of a rare seditious conspiracy charge for their outsize roles in organizing the riot as an answer to Trump’s 2020 election loss.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Jan. 2025
The actions cover several people convicted of seditious conspiracy, a larger number convicted of assaulting or obstructing law enforcement officers and a grand total — including those still facing charges — of more than 1,500 people.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy in the siege that halted the certification of Biden’s victory and left five police officers dead and some 140 injured.
—Michael Kunzelman and Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Robert Legare, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
Rhodes and five others were convicted of a rare seditious conspiracy charge for their outsize roles in organizing the riot as an answer to Trump’s 2020 election loss.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Jan. 2025
The actions cover several people convicted of seditious conspiracy, a larger number convicted of assaulting or obstructing law enforcement officers and a grand total — including those still facing charges — of more than 1,500 people.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy in the siege that halted the certification of Biden’s victory and left five police officers dead and some 140 injured.
—Michael Kunzelman and Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seditious. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdish-əs
: of, relating to, or causing sedition
seditious statements
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