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to undermine authority
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authority — n. control power 1) to assume; delegate; demonstrate, show; establish; exercise, wield; invoke authority 2) to defy; deny, reject; undermine authority 3) absolute, complete, full, supreme, unquestioned; parental authority 4) authority for; over… … Combinatory dictionary
undermine */*/ — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈmaɪn] / US [ˌʌndərˈmaɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms undermine : present tense I/you/we/they undermine he/she/it undermines present participle undermining past tense undermined past participle undermined 1) a) to make something or… … English dictionary
undermine — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)ma͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ undermines, undermining, undermined 1) VERB If you undermine something such as a feeling or a system, you make it less strong or less secure than it was before, often by a gradual process or by repeated efforts. [V n]… … English dictionary
undermine — 01. It [undermines] a teacher s authority if the principal doesn t support her in matters of discipline. 02. The West is accused of deliberately trying to [undermine] this nation s government. 03. Lowering prices now will just [undermine] our… … Grammatical examples in English
authority — noun 1 (often authorities) people with responsibility for making decisions ADJECTIVE ▪ central, district, federal, local, municipal, regional ▪ government, pu … Collocations dictionary
undermine — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, radically, seriously, severely, significantly ▪ His position within the government has been seriously undermined. ▪ completely, totally … Collocations dictionary
undermine — un|der|mine [ˌʌndəˈmaın US ər ] v [T] to gradually make someone or something less strong or effective ▪ economic policies that threaten to undermine the health care system undermine sb s confidence/authority/position/credibility etc ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
undermine — verb (T) 1 to gradually make someone or something less strong or effective: She tried to undermine his authority at every opportunity. | economic policies that threaten to undermine the health care system 2 to gradually take away the earth from… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY — (PA, the Palestinian designation being Palestinian National Authority), semi official, self governing Palestinian body established in May 1994 in accordance with the Israel PLO Declaration of Principles (DOP) signed on September 13, 1993 on… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
G. B. Jones (book) — G.B. Jones , edited by Steve LaFreniere, is a book of the drawings and artwork of G.B. Jones, published by a New York City gallery in 1996. The book features essays and commentaries on the work of G.B. Jones by Dennis Cooper, Kevin Killian, Dodie … Wikipedia
subversive action — destructive action, action whose goal is to undermine authority … English contemporary dictionary
