rise against

rise (up) against someone or something

to challenge someone or something; to rebel against someone or something. The citizens rose up against their elected officials. They rose up against the abusive power of the government.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
HelĒNa	-	Latvian
Archelaus	ahr-kee-LAY-əs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Roberto	ro-BER-to (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Khasan	-	Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian, Ingush, Tatar, Bashkir
Tudur	-	Welsh
FatoŞ	-	Turkish