Definition of Subversion
Subversion
sub·ver·sion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the action or process of undermining the authority or power of some established institution or system, i.e. the action of subverting (overthrowing/overturning);
e.g. He was suspected to be involved in the subversion of the board.
(noun)
an organized attempt to undermine or overthrow/overturn a political system or a government, carried out secretly by people within the system;
e.g. They were found to be plotting a subversion of the government.
(noun)
the state of being overthrown or subverted, or the cause of some destruction or overthrow;
e.g. The divisions within the party were responsible for its subversion. The divisions within the party turned out to be its subversion.
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