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insubordination::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rebelliousness |
| Type of | resistance |
| Has types | contumacy, disobedience, noncompliance |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | defiance, rebelliousness |
Examples of insubordination
insubordination
Porter is benched for the season opener and later suspended for insubordination.
From the stltoday.com
Does he treat McChrystal's inappropriate remarks as insubordination and fire him?
From the us.cnn.com
No high school football coach would tolerate such arrogance or insubordination.
From the theatlantic.com
Within weeks his students taught him that they were bored beyond insubordination.
From the time.com
Board members said he was dismissed for other reasons, including insubordination.
From the sacbee.com
Activision countersued, contending that they were terminated for insubordination.
From the variety.com
Months later, Proctor Hospital fired Dewitt over an allegation of insubordination.
From the stltoday.com
For her, insubordination and disobedience are signs of illness that must be cured.
From the independent.co.uk
Under Mr Yudhoyono's presidency the army shows little sign of such insubordination.
From the economist.com
- Defiance of authority
- An insubordinate act
- Insubordination is the act of a subordinate deliberately disobeying a lawful order. Refusing to perform an action which is unethical or illegal is not insubordination; neither is refusing to perform an action which is not within the scope of authority of the person issuing the order.
- The quality of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority
- The actual or alleged behavior of slaves or free apprentices of color who refuse to submit to the authority of their master
