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insubordination

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being insubordinate, or of being disobedient to authority; defiance:

    The employee was fired for insubordination.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of insubordination1

First recorded in 1785–95; in- 3( def ) + subordinat(e) ( def ) + -ion ( def )
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Bass supporters, in turn, have accused Crowley of negligence and insubordination, calling her push for reinstatement part of a much larger political attack on Bass, the city’s first Black female mayor.

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While in the Marines, he had a tour in Asia and was often reprimanded for insubordination.

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On the contrary, because Republican women tend to be in closer proximity to Republican men, they're far more likely to be on the receiving end of anger over talkback or other perceived insubordination.

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“The Justice Department will not tolerate the insubordination and apparent misconduct reflected in the approach that you and your office have taken,” he wrote.

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“The goal was to reform it, but now we have rank insubordination,” Rubio said on Monday.

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