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Undermine

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Undermine meaning

To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap. | To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage. | To erode the base or foundation of something, e.g. by the action of water.

Example sentences (20)

Corruption, opacity and lack of accountability undermine that trust, and thus undermine the very foundation of democracies.

But for the Minister of Justice — someone who has sworn an oath of uphold the judicial system — to undermine it (or even appear to undermine it) is very dangerous.

President Trump made a decision that he was going to try to undermine NATO, undermine the E.U. He has used the two percent number as a means by which to do it.

This deal won’t just undermine Canadian workers in its own right, but will undermine any possibility of a progressive strategy on NAFTA or any other trade deals,” he added.

According to Van der Heever, the NHI Bill will further undermine the already precarious situation of the South African healthcare sector.

A debate should be taken as to how SAFTU should engage with this principle when its autonomous affiliates take decisions that may undermine the very nature of SAFTU as a democratic formation," the statement said.

Advocates said it was a long overdue change to insensitive bureaucracy, while critics warned it could undermine women’s rights and jeopardise single sex spaces.

Alluding to the appointment of Wike as the FCT Minister, they wondered why those being rewarded are PDP members who spent huge state resources to undermine the prospects of the APC in Rivers State since 2013.

A “loose social agenda” and “a hodgepodge of a movement”—to, you know, eliminate teaching about the role of race and racism in U.S. history, ban mention of LGBTQ+ people in schools, demonize trans people, gut public education, and undermine public health.

Amaechi had, shortly after casting his votes in the governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state, accused INEC of working in cahoots with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to undermine APC candidates in Rivers.

An attorney who worked to undermine the results of the 2020 election, Chesebro helped develop the Trump's campaign's plot to put forward unauthorised slates of GOP electors in Georgia and six other states.

And it makes no sense to change their tune without it even if they suspect they may eventually as they’ll simply undermine their efforts to this point.

And it’s not just the private sector – the federal government has debt levels not seen since World War II, which may undermine the Fed’s inflation fight and require it to push rates even higher.

A re-acceleration of inflationary trends or sharply lower trade activity would undermine the bullish thesis.

As a result, higher LNG prices will undermine buyers of emerging Asian markets.

A tainted story cannot undermine the fact that Sahara Energy is in over 27 countries, with 16 in Africa, and has an integrated value chain where they have crude assets, refineries and storage and distribution expertise.

Athletes who bet on their own sports or competitions could potentially manipulate the outcome to win their bets, which would compromise the integrity of the competition and undermine the public’s confidence in the sport.

Atiku who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party) in the 2023 presidential election in a press release signed by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, said there’s plan to incite violence and undermine democracy in the state.

BEIJING — China said on Wednesday that U.S. high altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions, and it will take measures against U.S. entities that undermine Chinese sovereignty as a diplomatic dispute festered.

Boris Johnson has been warned he could lose public funding for legal advice if he tries to “frustrate or undermine” the Government’s position on the Covid-19 Inquiry.