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
Examples of subvert in a Sentence
They conspired to subvert the government.
trying to subvert the electoral process
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Second, Trump has been able to subvert our system of checks and balances because so many, including congressional Republicans, fear his retribution.
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For all of Trump’s abuses of power in his first term, culminating in his attempt to subvert the 2020 election, his administration never attempted to openly defy a court order despite losing, by one analysis, over three quarters of the federal cases it was involved in.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Second, Trump has been able to subvert our system of checks and balances because so many, including congressional Republicans, fear his retribution.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The president faced four counts stemming from what prosecutors alleged was an unlawful plot to subvert the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
For all of Trump’s abuses of power in his first term, culminating in his attempt to subvert the 2020 election, his administration never attempted to openly defy a court order despite losing, by one analysis, over three quarters of the federal cases it was involved in.
—New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Subvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subvert. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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