Edward Snowden

What does that mean for a society, for a democracy, when the people that you elect on the basis of promises can basically suborn the will of the electorate?

American Activist

Suborn often relates to serious breaches of law like perjury or bribing.

Legal Wrongdoing

'Suborn' implies secretive actions, making them harder to detect and prove.

Secrecy Implied

Using 'suborn' hints at a moral struggle for the person being convinced to do wrong.

Moral Dilemma

Suborn means employing sneaky strategies, not just bribe, for a specific aim.

Underhanded Tactics

This usage of suborn focuses on controlling or influencing others indirectly.

Manipulative Influence

 not if, when. Second thing we need to do is completely reform modern executive and professional compensation, which is what they use to suborn the appraisers. Remember, they were pressuring the appraisers through the compensation system, trying to produce what we call a Gresham's dynamic,