subversion
Example Sentences
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The national-security regulations, which were expanded last year, feature broad provisions against subversion and foreign collusion that have been used to clamp down on popular expressions of dissent.
China imposed a national security law on Hong Kong in June 2020 without any local legislative or consultative process, outlawing crimes such as subversion with possible life imprisonment.
From Reuters
At the same time, the Kremlin’s propaganda machine has used the case to press its narrative of Western subversion.
From New York Times
Describing the agreement as a subversion of the will of voters, Aungst said the board will “have to deal with it and correct it,” according to the Associated Press.
From Washington Post
"It's a subversion of the will of the voters and the legislature and the governor. It completely circumvents the authority of this board to govern."
From Salon
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