Synonyms for subordination


Grammar : Noun
Spell : suh-bawr-dn-ey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : səˌbɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən


Définition of subordination

Origin :
  • mid-15c., subordinacioun "hierarchical arrangement," from Medieval Latin subordinationem (nominative subordinatio), noun of action from subordinatus (see subordinate (adj.)).
  • noun subjection
Example sentences :
  • It is a right to be exercised in subordination to the Constitution and in conformity to it.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • They have learned too well the lessons of order and the necessity of subordination.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • There is no balance where independence and subordination do not supplement each other.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • The Index of Subordination is low, but we don't want one too high for this post.
  • Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • I do not believe in the subordination of a wife to her husband.
  • Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
  • He thus shows his obtuseness, or his subordination to a higher power.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Folk-Lore » by Elias Owen
  • Independence is never more called out than by subordination.
  • Extract from : « True Words for Brave Men » by Charles Kingsley
  • Subordination to the wills of their superiors was ingrained in their natures.
  • Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. » by Various
  • To order, to just subordination; noble loyalty in return for noble guidance.
  • Extract from : « Past and Present » by Thomas Carlyle
  • We all have our faults, and must keep them in subordination.
  • Extract from : « Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners » by B.G. Jefferis

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