Sedition – Persuade people to fight against an authority

(Pronounced si-dish-uhn)

To remember the definition of the word sedition, use the following mnemonic:

He said this edition (sedition) was written to persuade people to fight against authority.

Examples of sedition in a sentence

The protester was charged for sedition.

Cromwell's use of sedition gained him an army of followers.

Openly he professed loyalty, but in secret he was spreading words of sedition.