subversion
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- noun
- /səbˈvɜrʒən/
- Formal
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subversión
- If Brazil faces no real external aggression or internal subversion, as traditionally defined, what purpose should the military serve?
- subversion and sedition
- fears of subversion
- communist subversion
Again, funded subversion inside the United States.
- Again, funded subversion inside the United States.
- Voter suppression, Election subversion, The consequential moments in history.
Examples
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Hillman explores the theme of trickery and subversion in Shakespeare's plays as disruptive means of social disorder.
Academic text (1993) -
As a number of historians have demonstrated, the fear of subversion is, to some extent, coded into America's DNA.
Academic text (2015) -
How can anyone put up with this subversion of democracy and the rule of law?
Blog text (16) -
Our toughest laws yet in the fight against terror and subversion.
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Prevent and attack activities of subversion and sabotage by foreign powers aimed at Hong Kong society.
Academic text (1996) -
Brotherhood members organized pro-government demonstrations and called the youth's event "the Friday of Subversion."
Academic text (2011) -
As of April 1999, no laws dealing with treason, secession, sedition, or subversion had been adopted by the legislature.
Academic text (1999) -
Stable, viable, friendly governments in the area, capable of withstanding communist-inspired subversion from within, and willing to resist communist aggression.
Academic text (1990) -
The government implemented strict measures to combat any form of subversion against the state.
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Activists were accused of engaging in subversion to undermine the current administration.
Synonyms
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A sudden large change in a country's government or society, often when people rise against leaders
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A sudden illegal act by a small group to take control of a government
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A crime of betraying your country by helping an enemy or trying to remove the government by force
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A sudden illegal action to seize control of a country's government by force
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A violent attempt to remove a government or ruler
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The removal of a leader or government from power, often by force
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Secret or illegal actions to try to overthrow a government
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An organized group fighting against the government, often using weapons
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Trying to weaken an existing system like a government
Antonyms
How Forceful
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- Literature
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- Literature
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Subversion comes from the Latin parts sub- meaning 'under' and vert/vers meaning 'to turn', the same root you see in convert and reverse. It suggests a hidden 'turning from under' that works against leaders or rules, so subversion can mean secretly trying to overthrow a government.