as in obedience
a bending to the authority or control of another
an oligarchy requires subordination by the masses to the will of a tiny elite
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Recent Examples of subordination
Imperialism is always about conquest and total subordination of one regime to another.
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Ronald Suny, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
Sheinbaum said members of her administration had been working with U.S. officials on a broader security agreement based on sovereignty, mutual trust, territorial respect and coordination without subordination.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Now, the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has maintained that the bilateral relationship should be based on cooperation and not subordination, is obliged to treat the issue of migration and drug trafficking with caution.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
In the early 1900s, there was a rise in Black Nationalist organizations that refused to cower in the face of KKK violence or submit to societal subordination.
—Kimberly Fain, JSTOR Daily, 5 July 2017
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Ronald Suny, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
Sheinbaum said members of her administration had been working with U.S. officials on a broader security agreement based on sovereignty, mutual trust, territorial respect and coordination without subordination.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Now, the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has maintained that the bilateral relationship should be based on cooperation and not subordination, is obliged to treat the issue of migration and drug trafficking with caution.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
In the early 1900s, there was a rise in Black Nationalist organizations that refused to cower in the face of KKK violence or submit to societal subordination.
—Kimberly Fain, JSTOR Daily, 5 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subordination
Noun
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Routine also supports easier training, as incorporating obedience lessons into daily schedules reinforces learning through consistency.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The plan does not cover pre-existing conditions, training or obedience classes and more.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
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Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the Trinbagonian superstar would probably have been better off focusing his efforts on one submission.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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To ensure compliance, their technology digs deeper than basic IP address recognition to monitor the exact place someone tries to place a wager, sifting through real-time data from sources such as GPS coordinates, cell phone towers, WiFi access points and Bluetooth beacons.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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In multiple instances, courts have ruled in favor of the states and ordered compliance.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Subordination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subordination. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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