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- Dictionarysubversion/səbˈvəːʃn/
noun
- 1. the undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution: "the ruthless subversion of democracy"
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Attempt to transform the established social order and its structures
Subversion refers to a process by which the values and principles of a system in place are contradicted or reversed in an attempt to sabotage the established social order and its structures of power, authority, tradition, hierarchy, and social norms. Subversion can be described as an attack on the public morale and, "the will to resist intervention are the products of combined political and social... Wikipedia