Entry Word: subject

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition) <the subject of our discussion switched from who would be the next president to who was the greatest president in the nationʼs history> — see matter 1
2 a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it <because of the tense situation in that country, British subjects were advised to return home as soon as possible> — see citizen 1