submission

[suhb-mish-uhn]

noun

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Law.,  an agreement between parties involved in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators.

submission

/ səbˈmɪʃən /

noun

1. an act or instance of submitting

2. something submitted; a proposal, argument, etc

3. the quality or condition of being submissive to another

4. the act of referring a document, etc, for the consideration of someone else

5. law

   1. an agreement by the parties to a dispute to refer the matter to arbitration

   2. the instrument referring a disputed matter to arbitration

6. (in wrestling) the act of causing such pain to one's opponent that he submits Compare fall

7. archaic,  a confession of error

Other Word Forms

• nonsubmission noun
• presubmission noun
• resubmission noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of submission¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, MIddle French, from Latin submissiōn- (stem of submissiō ) “a letting down, lowering, dropping”; sub-, mission

Example Sentences

Three of them dispute the figures although they were their official submissions made to the regulator.

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In his closing submissions to the judge on Tuesday, Mr Lennon's barrister, Alisdair Williamson KC, said: "The question for you. Is this a lawful stop? If it is not, you cannot convict Mr Lennon."

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CME Clearing will be open to clear trades, though there will be changes to certain processing and trade submission timelines for over-the-counter products.

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Last October, a similar inflatable pumpkin went on a windy joyride, rolling into traffic and briefly “attacking” an officer before being wrangled back into submission.

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Similarly, backing off trade restrictions on China would undermine the effort to threaten that country into submission.

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Related Words

• capitulation 
• resignation