All 5 Uses

subversion
in
One Hundred Years of Solitude
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The approach of the elections was the thread that led him once more to the skein of subversion.†
Chpt 5 *

subversion = gradual destruction (of something previously established) -- such as a government, rule, or belief
When the war was over, while Colonel Aureliano, Buendia was sneaking about through the narrow trails of permanent subversion, General Moncada was named magistrate of Macondo.†
Chpt 8
The news that Remedios Buendia was going to be the sovereign ruler of the festival went beyond the limits of the swamp in a few hours, reached distant places where the prestige of her beauty was not known, and it aroused the anxiety of those who still thought of her last name as a symbol of subversion.†
Chpt 10
The atmosphere of the following months was so tense that even Ursula perceived it in her dark corner, and she had the impression that once more she was living through the dangerous times when her son Aureliano carried the homeopathic pills of subversion in his pocket.†
Chpt 15
At one time they were a mark of subversion, but now they're relics.†
Chpt 15

Definitions:

(1) (subversion)
gradual destruction (of something previously established) -- such as a government, rule, or belief
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)