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Meanings of subordination in English

Catalan
hipònim
Spanish
hipónimo

The semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class.

        hipònim
        Portuguese
        subordinação
        Catalan
        subordinació

        The quality of obedient submissiveness.

              subordinação
              Catalan
              domini
              Spanish
              dominio

              The act of mastering or subordinating someone.

                    domini
                    Portuguese
                    subordinação
                    Spanish
                    subordinación
                    Catalan
                    subordinació

                    State of an individual who lacks freedom to take decisions.

                          subordinação
                          Usage of subordination in English
                          1
                          The proceedings in each case must be in subordination to this rule.
                          History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the U...
                          2
                          To order, to just subordination; noble loyalty in return for noble guidance.
                          Past and Present
                          3
                          Not one person on it, except in subordination to the Vallejo title.
                          Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sk...
                          4
                          Now Justin Martyr reproduces these intimations of the subordination of the Son:-
                          The Lost Gospel and Its Contents / Or, The Author of "Supernatur...
                          5
                          Reflecting him, the mirror reflected, in due subordination, the history of England.
                          Zuleika Dobson; Or, An Oxford Love Story
                          6
                          These measures will keep land ownership in a state of unconditional subordination.
                          The History of a Lie: "The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion"
                          7
                          He entered at once upon a career of the most perfect subordination.
                          Alcatraz
                          8
                          It demands, despite the subordination among the elements, that none be neglected.
                          The Principles of Aesthetics
                          9
                          Civilized man conceals from himself the extent of his subordination to nature.
                          Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
                          10
                          The first relates to his subordination of external incidents to inward events.
                          The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 / A Magazine ...
                          11
                          The US has always been virulently opposed to any such implied subordination.
                          The Guardian
                          12
                          These scientific studies were, however, kept in subordination to his proper work.
                          The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
                          13
                          As between things unique there is no possibility of subordination or comparison.
                          Aspects of Literature
                          14
                          There is no such subordination as authorizes us to destroy one another.
                          Equality
                          15
                          He thus shows his obtuseness, or his subordination to a higher power.
                          Welsh Folk-Lore / a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of ...
                          16
                          It treats of subordination, and of each man's minding his own business.
                          The Actress in High Life / An Episode in Winter Quarters
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