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Subversion Government Attempt Overthrow Working Secretly Corrupting Weakening

word subversion
definition (1) An attempt to overthrow a government by working secretly from within. (2) The corrupting of someone or something by weakening their morals, loyalty, or faith.
eg_sentence It's sometimes easier for a government to combat attack from outside than subversion from within.
explanation 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
IPA səbˈvərʒən

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