subverted; subverting; subverts
1
: to overturn or overthrow from the foundation : ruin
2
: to pervert or corrupt by an undermining of morals, allegiance, or faith
subverter
noun
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Examples of subvert in a Sentence
They conspired to subvert the government.
trying to subvert the electoral process
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The former president’s sweeping and even preemptive pardons subvert ongoing legal processes and, therefore, the law.
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Noah Rothman, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
Israel’s populist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has largely avoided public clashes with the Israel Defense Force’s leadership, but politicians in his orbit have regularly attacked top officers as elites bent on subverting the will of the people.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
In a statement to The Hill, DNC Chair Jamie Harrison said Minnesota Republicans were attempting to subvert the will of the voters by looking to take the majority and Republican leadership.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
The waggish jeer that subverts the Reich Chancellery, designed by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, must have sent the woman who chastises children for flatulent folly into a tizzy.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Noah Rothman, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
Israel’s populist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has largely avoided public clashes with the Israel Defense Force’s leadership, but politicians in his orbit have regularly attacked top officers as elites bent on subverting the will of the people.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
In a statement to The Hill, DNC Chair Jamie Harrison said Minnesota Republicans were attempting to subvert the will of the voters by looking to take the majority and Republican leadership.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
The waggish jeer that subverts the Reich Chancellery, designed by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, must have sent the woman who chastises children for flatulent folly into a tizzy.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Subvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subvert. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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