Definition of Subversion
Subversion
sub·ver·sion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
Act of overthrowing or undermining an established authority or system.
e.g. The rebels sought to achieve subversion of the corrupt government.
(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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