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subversion

noun as in ruin

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noun as in undermining

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There have been a deluge of examples of this subversion in recent days.

Think subversion through infiltration — or revolution through stealth.

The legislation criminalises a wider range of dissenting acts which Beijing considers subversion and secession, among other things.

From BBC

The fact that Newsom’s plan returns the power to redistrict to the citizens commission after the midterms makes it no less a subversion of the democratically expressed will of California’s voters.

In November last year a Hong Kong court sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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