minirebellion en · NOUN
Etymology
From mini- + rebellion.
Meanings
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A small rebellion.
The minirebellion Tuesday suggested that shareholders were feeling emboldened by a report last week citing management failures and lax internal controls as two reasons that a trader, Jérôme Kerviel, got away with making unauthorized bets worth nearly 50 billion euros, or $79 billion, for more than two years.
2008 May 28, Katrin Bennhold, “Investors Criticize French Bank Chairman for Loss”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| minirebellions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |