Countersubversive

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who opposes subversive activities.

    "As countersubversives saw it, queer artists worked hand in hand (literally, it seemed) with political subversives while their decadent art undermined America's cultural offensive. These suspicions went public in 1953 […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Opposing subversive activities. not-comparable

Example

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"As countersubversives saw it, queer artists worked hand in hand (literally, it seemed) with political subversives while their decadent art undermined America's cultural offensive. These suspicions went public in 1953 […]"

Etymology

From counter- + subversive.

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