submission
Americannoun
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an act or instance of submitting, or yielding control to a more powerful or authoritative entity: Unable to escape a grappling hold, the wrestler had to signal his submission.
The occupying troops demanded complete submission from the remaining civilians.
Unable to escape a grappling hold, the wrestler had to signal his submission.
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the act or condition of submitting something for consideration, approval, treatment, or action: The submission of seeds to moderate radiation produced dwarf plants with stem mutations.
The submission of your thesis paper is expected in the final semester of study.
The submission of seeds to moderate radiation produced dwarf plants with stem mutations.
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something that is submitted: The committee will review your submission and critique your portfolio.
Do not post any submissions to the comments section that violate the terms of service for this site.
The committee will review your submission and critique your portfolio.
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Law. an agreement between parties involved in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators.
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an act or instance of submitting
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something submitted; a proposal, argument, etc
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the quality or condition of being submissive to another
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the act of referring a document, etc, for the consideration of someone else
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law
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an agreement by the parties to a dispute to refer the matter to arbitration
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the instrument referring a disputed matter to arbitration
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(in wrestling) the act of causing such pain to one's opponent that he submits Compare fall
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archaic a confession of error
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Etymology
Origin of submission
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, MIddle French, from Latin submissiōn- (stem of submissiō ) “a letting down, lowering, dropping”; see sub-, mission
Explanation
If a teacher asks for your submission, she might want you to obey her every command like a drone or, on the other hand, she may want just you to turn something in for her approval. The noun submission is the act of giving in to a stronger power. If someone winds up in jail, the guards there will demand the prisoner's submission. Alternatively, this word can refer to something that you submit to someone else. If you write an article and send it to a magazine to see if they will publish it, your article would be called a submission. Good luck!
Vocabulary lists containing submission
The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
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In the event of a tie, the first submission wins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The university's submission also said that focusing the debate on tuition fees around student debt was "often misleading and inflated" compared to the "actual repayment reality, which for many graduates is significantly lower".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Evidence from the trial supports a favorable benefit-to-risk profile ahead of the company’s submission of the drug to regulators in the fourth quarter of 2026, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
In an email to Socolow after the paper’s submission, Mottershead celebrated, writing that the target meant that “around 50% of primary energy could still come from fossil fuels.”
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
‘The state and the defense will be given opportunities to make any submission they want tomorrow morning at ten o’clock.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
In written submissions, Jacobs said that the crash came two days after the helicopter was delivered, following a "fraught upgrade and introduction".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Rejecting the need for a referendum, officials have claimed a public consultation process through hearings and written submissions showed overwhelming support.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The projections included only 18 submissions from the 19 participants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
A change to allow for four submissions for new artist instead of three “establishes more specific language surrounding prominence,” the academy said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
“This isn’t one of the submissions for class, is it?”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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