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mutiny against

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mutiny against someone or something 
1. to rebel against a ship's captain or the captain's authority. The crew mutinied against the officers. They know better than to mutiny against an authority as great as that held by Captain Bligh.
2. to rebel against someone or something. It does no good to mutiny against the professor. The students mutinied against the school's administration.
See also: against


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Early travelers told of wanton women on tropical shores, and Fletcher Christian added drama to the plot by leading a mutiny against the tyrannical Captain Bligh.
It may be recalled that Singh supported team mate Virender Sehwag in his mutiny against the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) over selection at junior level.
Azad likened the goings- on at the Feroze Shah Kotla, which houses the DDCA, to the historical Khooni Darwaza nearby that was witness to merciless murders during the 1857 mutiny against the British rule.
 
 
 
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