subjection
Americannoun
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- nonsubjection noun
- presubjection noun
- resubjection noun
- self-subjection noun
- subjectional adjective
Etymology
Origin of subjection
1300–50; Middle English < Latin subjectiōn- (stem of subjectiō ) a throwing under, equivalent to subject- ( subject ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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In recent days, Le Pen has rejected any “subjection to an American protectorate” and suggested unease with French troops under foreign command.
From Washington Post
Additionally, increased subjection to high-risk environmental factors, such as the elevated presence of tobacco-selling retailers and housing that permits smoking, increases smoking initiation and exposure to secondhand smoke, making it more challenging to quit.
From Scientific American
His opponents have long reviled what they see as Netanyahu’s divisive rhetoric, underhand political tactics and subjection of state interests to his own political survival.
From Reuters
His opponents have long reviled what they see as Netanyahu’s divisive rhetoric, underhanded political tactics and subjection of state interests to his own political survival.
From Reuters
A Wilson aide resigned in a blistering letter, saying, “Our government has consented now to deliver the suffering peoples of the world to new oppressions, subjections, and dismemberments—a new century of war.”
From Washington Post
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