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insubordination
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3 definitions • 4 examples
1
refusing
to
obey
orders
from people in
authority
:
Examples:
an
act
of insubordination
Several
officers
were
arrested
for insubordination.
2
the
refusal
to
obey
someone who is in a
higher
position
than you and who has the
authority
to tell you what to do:
Examples:
She had
recently
been
fired
from her job for insubordination.
3
the
act
of
refusing
to
obey
orders
from someone in
authority
:
Examples:
Investigators
charged
him with dishonesty and insubordination.
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