submission

noun

sub·​mis·​sion səb-ˈmi-shən 

1

a

: a legal agreement to submit to the decision of arbitrators

b

: an act of submitting something (as for consideration or inspection)

also : something submitted (such as a manuscript)

2

: the condition of being submissive, humble, or compliant

3

: an act of submitting to the authority or control of another

Synonyms

• compliance
• conformity
• obedience
• subordination

Examples of submission in a Sentence

I'm preparing the results of my study for submission to a medical journal.

the electronic submission of tax returns

The deadline for submissions is January 31st.

We cannot accept submissions longer than 2,000 words.

Over 5,000 submissions were received.

a religion that preaches submission to God's will

The prisoners were beaten into submission.

Recent Examples on the Web

There were no weight classes or judges, and with unlimited five-minute rounds, the only way for a fight to end was via KO/TKO, submission, doctor stoppage or the corner throwing in the towel. —Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024

Adobe’s move to pay for submissions, a strategy also employed by Canva and the AI startup Stability AI, is a way to get around these mounting issues facing the industry. —Laura Bratton, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024

New questions are typically posted on Thursdays, with a Monday deadline for submissions. —Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024

Entries for the official Golden Globe Award submissions must be completed online. —Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024

Entries for the submissions must be completed online at https://goldenglobes.dmds.com/en. —Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024

Twenty-five winners were selected from more than 2,800 submissions. —Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024

This further complicates the dispute submission and investigation process and invites potential FCRA violations. —Adam Singer, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

In early 2022, Carman asked the ADM Group director to review his portfolio submission for the Socorro superintendent position. —The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin submission-, submissio act of lowering, from submittere

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

submission

noun

sub·​mis·​sion səb-ˈmish-ən 

1

: an act of submitting something (as for consideration or comment)

also : something submitted (as a musical composition)

2

: the condition of being humble or obedient

3

: an act of submitting to the authority or control of another

Medical Definition

submission

noun

sub·​mis·​sion səb-ˈmish-ən 

: the condition of being submissive

Legal Definition

submission

noun

sub·​mis·​sion səb-ˈmi-shən 

1

: an agreement to submit a dispute to and abide by the decision of an arbitrator

an award falls within the general rule that acts of arbitrators must…be coextensive with the submission

—Albert v. Goor, 218 P.2d 736 (1950)

2

: an act of submitting something

upon submission of a properly completed memorandum

—J. H. Friedenthal et al.

also : something submitted

3

: an act of submitting to the authority or control of another