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
- 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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