subversion
noun
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Subversion is literally the "turning over" of something. In the 1950s and '60s, many people worried about communist subversion of the U.S. government, though they often saw subversive activities where none existed. Nondemocratic governments often claim that anyone who disagrees with them or joins a demonstration is a subversive. But subversion isn't always quite so serious a matter; when words like weekend, sandwich, job, *and *camping started being used by the French, for example, some of them began claiming that America was subverting their language.
Examples of subversion in a Sentence
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
Giuliani was indicted in a Georgia election subversion case in August 2023, alongside Trump himself and 17 other MAGA allies.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
Its immediate practical effect will be to further complicate the election subversion case against Mr. Trump.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 2 July 2024
Prior to the conviction, the two largest fundraising days were following Trump’s indictment in the hush money case in Manhattan in early April 2023 — his first indictment — and his booking into the Fulton County jail in late August for charges in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case.
—Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN, 21 June 2024
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“Subversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subversion. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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