subversion

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And we're in a real war, to save the United States from this kind of subversion, which is coming out of London.

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  1. noun The act or an instance of subverting.
  2. noun The condition of being subverted.
  3. noun Obsolete A cause of overthrow or ruin.

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  • And this subversion is to take effect for the interest of those men, whom, by all laws, human and divine, we were obliged to consider as enemies; men, who were obliged to comply with the regulations and requisitions of their king; and our people will have been labouring, not for themselves, but for the benefit of the British subject. —  Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry
  • The proper strategy is stealth, subversion, and boring from within. —  Omni: May 1993
  • Power being in the hands of a group determined to become the region's dominant power, eager to use money, subversion, and even nuclear weapons to do so no matter what the consequences. —  A Blog For All
  • If Taiwan were to fall by PLA coercion or internal subversion, the US would suffer a geostrategic disaster. —  Taipei Times
  • And we're in a real war, to save the United States from this kind of subversion, which is coming out of London. —  LaRouche's Latest
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  1. Middle English subversioun, from Old French subversion, from Late Latin subversiō, subversiōn-, from Latin subversus, past participle of subvertere, to subvert; see subvert.

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  1. = French subversion = Spanish subversion, suversion = Portuguese subversão = Italian suvversione, from Latin subversio(n-), an overthrow, ruin, destruction, from subvertere, overturn, subvert: see subvert.
 

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