submission

[ suhb-mish-uhn ]

/ səbˈmɪʃ ən /

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noun

an act or instance of submitting, or yielding control to a more powerful or authoritative entity: The occupying troops demanded complete submission from the remaining civilians.Unable to escape a grappling hold, the wrestler had to signal his submission.

the act or condition of submitting something for consideration, approval, treatment, or action: 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.

something that is submitted: 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.

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

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM submission

non·sub·mis·sion, nounpre·sub·mis·sion, nounre·sub·mis·sion, noun

Words nearby submission

subminiature camera, subminiaturize, subminimum, subminimum wage, submiss, submission, submissive, submit, submittal, submitted, submontane

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How to use submission in a sentence

You can read its full submission — including answers to the Commission’s questionnaire — here.
Google pushes Europe to limit ‘gatekeeper’ platform rules|Natasha Lomas|September 4, 2020|TechCrunch
So a lot of the submissions I received were screenshots of staff emails or parent emails telling about the case.
Data on COVID-19 outbreaks in schools was sparse, so this teacher collected it herself|By Audrey Goodson Kingo/Working Mother|September 4, 2020|Popular-Science
The challenge will be accepting submissions through September 29.
Ideas wanted: Help make the world’s biggest covid-19 symptom database useful|Karen Hao|September 3, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Check out some standout submissions to the haiku and limerick contest and test your estimation skills, campus knowledge, and first-year smarts below.
Virtual Tech Challenge|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review

When you do, indicate that you just want to confirm that they received your submission or ask if there’s any additional information they’d like.
Nine mistakes to avoid when contacting websites for backlinks|Raj Dosanjh|July 29, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Submission is less a novel of ideas than a political book, and of the most subversive kind.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Submission is set in a France seven years from now that is dominated by a Muslim president intent on imposing Islamic law.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is even more striking in Submission than in his previous books.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His discourse is now more detailed: submission, which is the meaning of islam in Arabic, gives him a kind of enjoyment.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Completed in 1953 and composed with standard line breaks and punctuation, the book was completely ignored upon submission.
The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago|Charles Shafaieh|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The general met them, listened courteously to their words of submission, then with a wave of the hand refused the keys.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
She smiled—she had caught the trick at last—and said, in happy submission: “What would you have me do?”
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
At the same time he imperiously insisted on the submission of such Scots as had not yet joined him.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
But though he made his submission, again and again his Jacobin principles made themselves felt.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Some chiefs, however, feigned to offer their submission, and all was apparently quiet for a time.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for submission

submission

/ (səbˈmɪʃən) /

noun

an act or instance of submitting

something submitted; a proposal, argument, etc

the quality or condition of being submissive to another

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

law

an agreement by the parties to a dispute to refer the matter to arbitration
the instrument referring a disputed matter to arbitration

(in wrestling) the act of causing such pain to one's opponent that he submitsCompare fall (def. 48)

archaic a confession of error

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