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Adjective: subversive  sub'vur-ziv
  1. In opposition to a civil authority or government
    - insurgent, seditious
Noun: subversive  sub'vur-ziv
  1. A radical supporter of political or social revolution
    - revolutionist, revolutionary, subverter

Derived forms: subversives

See also: disloyal, subversiveness, subvert

Type of: radical

Encyclopedia: Subversive