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subversivesubversive2 noun [countable] - CIA agents infiltrated the group, looking for alleged subversives.
- Pablo Picasso was for a long time regarded as a dangerous subversive.
- the kidnap and torture of a suspected subversive
- If two subversives want to meet and pass unnoticed, then do it in the smartest, most exclusive hotel in Geneva.
- Postimpressionist art was also taboo, especially Pablo Picasso, who was regarded as a dangerous subversive.
- The new openness meant that there was a marked reduction in the arrests of alleged subversives and in the closures of newspapers.
- The twins, at almost eleven, were clowns, especially Shaw, who was beginning a career as the family subversive.
- They became scapegoats for crimes committed and were widely bruited as potential subversives.
- Too many subversives, they said.
someone who encourages rebellion► agitator someone who encourages people to oppose the government by trying to make them angry enough to use violence: · The riots were the work of political agitators.· The genuine protestors were joined by outside agitators, intent on encouraging violence. ► activist someone who spends a lot of time trying to encourage people to oppose the government or to accept new and different political beliefs: · The Global Communications Group links ecological and other political activists via the Net. · Clinton's AIDS "czar" resigned after being criticized by gay activists for being weak. ► subversive someone who is secretly trying to make their own government weak by encouraging people to oppose the government or to take part in a rebellion: · Pablo Picasso was for a long time regarded as a dangerous subversive. alleged/potential/suspected subversive (=someone that the authorities think is a subversive, but who may not be): · the kidnap and torture of a suspected subversive· CIA agents infiltrated the group, looking for alleged subversives. someone who secretly tries to damage or destroy the government or an established system: a known subversive—subversiveness noun [uncountable] |