rebel, adjective and & noun

Origin:
EnglishShow more Special sense of general English rebel defiant; one who resists authority.
historical
A. adjective Always attributive. Of sporting fixtures: in defiance of the international sporting boycott of the country; frequently in the collocation rebel tour.
1988 E. Prov. Herald 12 Feb. 4Mayor urged to stop rebel match in PE.
1990 Sunday Times 14 Jan. 17The position of the NSC is that the tour, being a ‘rebel’ tour, will jeopardise all chances of a ‘normal’ tour.
1990 City Press 17 June 13John Robbie..is a former rugby player who toured this country with the ‘rebel’ British Lions in 1980 before he decided to settle in South Africa after losing his job because of the tour.
1992 L. Seeff in Style Oct. 112Our chances of getting back into international cricket through the front door were precisely nothing. We were left no option but to go the route of rebel tours.
1994 P. Kirsten on TV1, 4 Jan.We’ve struggled a bit during the isolation period, the rebel tours.
B. noun One participating in a rebel tour.
1989 J. Perlman in Weekly Mail 1 Sept. 36His keen pleasure at watching the Springboks for the first time in years seems diluted not a bit by the discord that has surrounded this tour. Rumours of rebels and rands, opposition at home — none of the storms..have cast a single cloud over the Doc.
in defiance of the international sporting boycott of the country; frequently in the collocation rebel tour.
One participating in a rebel tour.
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