subversionistn.
/səbˈvəːʃnɪst/, U.S. /səbˈvərʒ(ə)nəst/, /səbˈvərʃ(ə)nəst/ A person who seeks to subvert an established system or institution; = subversive n.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > revolution > [noun] > revolutionary > one who overthrows
subversor1548
walterer1572
subversive1834
subversionist1850
termite1943
1850 Morning Chron. 28 May These are the doctrines preached by subversionists, and too often consecrated by juries.
1897 J. K. Ingalls Reminisc. Octogenarian xv. 119 Miss Willard..has cast her influence with the coercionists and subversionists.
1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Aug. 457/5 Mr. William Haggard's novel is the story of one Telemann, a combination of saboteur, subversionist and assassin.
1982 C. De Silva Winds of Sinhala iv. 55 A rigid system of registration, strictly supervised by the Minister for Security, is maintained against spies and subversionists.
2003 E. Gyimah-Boadi in S. Bastian & R. Luckham Can Democracy be Designed? iv. 128 Alleged subversionists were tortured and..not infrequently executed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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