subversive

adjective

/səbˈvɜr·sɪv/

Definition

› tending to weaken or destroy an established political system, organization, or authority: The FBI had the duty of obtaining evidence of subversive activity. subvert

/səbˈvɜrt/ verb [T] › fml The book describes the techniques that Hitler used to subvert democracy in the Weimar Republic.

(Definition of subversive adjective from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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