"Insubordination" refers to the act of deliberately disobeying or disrespecting a person of authority. It means not following instructions or refusing to comply with orders. Full definition
Citi Sports editor Gary Al - Smith who is in Brazil reports the two have been thrown out for various acts of insubordination in the last few days. (citifmonline.com)
More than a decade of organizing has resulted in reductions of suspensions by 32 %, arrests and summonses in school by 27 %, and suspensions for insubordination by 81 % in New York City schools. (maketheroadny.org)
Grannis was accused of insubordination by Paterson's top aide, Larry Schwartz, (who is still with the Cuomo administration, at least for the moment), following the leaking of a memo that was critical of staffing cuts at the DEC.. (nystateofpolitics.com)