submission
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submissions
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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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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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Example Sentences
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“It’ll be by knockout or submission, but I’m leaning more toward a knockout.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
In a submission to a Commons committee the trade body Water UK criticised "not a single mention of water" in Government AI growth strategies.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
He didn’t give a date for that report’s submission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
He called the submission "highly irregular" but said he had referred it to the Constitutional Court for consideration.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
“It is a marvelous thing, knowing that one has done one’s bit for the less fortunate,” she proclaimed as Margaret pulled, pinned, yanked, and braided her yellow locks into submission.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
In written submissions, he said the officer accepted that his conduct had fallen "below the standard expected of him", for which he apologised and expressed regret.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Public submissions lodged with the environment watchdog last month demanded greater protection for the pristine waters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The “Beef” quartet — Mulligan and Oscar Isaac playing striving, bickering millennials, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeney as their younger, equally desperate counterparts — split their submissions between lead and supporting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
It received around 2,000 direct-admit submissions, and enrolled about 150 to 200 students, a lower yield rate than for standard admission but still a net positive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
