subordination

[ suh-bawr-dn-ey-shuh n ]

/ səˌbɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.

the act subordinating, or of making dependent, secondary, or subservient.

the condition of being subordinated, or made dependent, secondary, or subservient.

Sometimes sub·or·di·na·cy [suh-bawr-dn-uh-see] /səˈbɔr dn ə si/.

OTHER WORDS FROM subordination

non·sub·or·di·na·tion, noun pre·sub·or·di·na·tion, noun self-sub·or·di·na·tion, noun

Words nearby subordination

subordinate, subordinate clause, subordinated, subordinated debt, subordinating conjunction, subordination, subordinationism, suborn, subornation of perjury, suboscine, subotica

Example sentences from the Web for subordination

Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry, subordination, and human rights abuse transform and adapt with the times.

Still a Problem From Hell, Two Decades After Rwanda |John Prendergast |April 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is a relationship of dominance and subordination that makes further conflict inevitable.

Israel and Palestine Vs. ‘Blood and Magic’ |Hussein Ibish, Saliba Sarsar |September 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
For most of history, the subordination of wives to husbands was enforced by law and custom.

How Straight Marriage’s Evolution Led to Obama’s Gay-Marriage Endorsement |Stephanie Coontz |May 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
If there is any such relationship, the British people have seen no reward from it—only subordination and sacrifice.

How Obama Is Losing Britain |Richard Heller |July 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

If these intentions were honest, the subordination of England to the papacy might be still preserved in a modified form.

History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. |James Anthony Froude
Pete Cayce first revolted from the strain on his attention, subordination, and acquiescence.

The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains |Charles Egbert Craddock
His very repression, his subordination in all his other relationships, helped towards this end.

The Brentons |Anna Chapin Ray
A letter to General Spencer enclosing a copy of said order of subordination, &c., read and approved.

The Command in the Battle of Bunker Hill |Richard Frothingham
The subordination of distance to other factors in rate making is a logical derivation from the theory of joint cost.

Railroads: Rates and Regulations |William Z. Ripley

Cultural definitions for subordination

subordination

The use of expressions that make one element of a sentence dependent on another. In the following sentence, the first (italicized) clause (also called a subordinate clause) is subordinate to the second clause: “Despite all efforts toward a peaceful settlement of the dispute, war finally broke out.” (Compare coordination, dependent clause, and independent clause.)

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subordination

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