subjection
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8.2
- noun
- /səbˈdʒɛkʃən/
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sujeción
- Together, Lady Bertram and Mrs. Norris represent the two kinds of women that Wollstonecraft says exist in any system of government that aims at the subjection of women.
- subjection of women
It tries to force into subjection the other.
- It tries to force into subjection the other.
- Consequently, none of his subjects by any pretense of forfeiture can be freed from his suggest, from his subjection.
Examples
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He has called for even closer ties between Russia and Iran, already united in their subjection to US-led sanctions and their support for Syria.
Academic text (2015) -
Third, the United States faces the "corporatization of health care" and the subjection of medicine to the "morality of the marketplace" (Eckholm, 1994; Kassirer, 1995).
Academic text (1997) -
Clearly this work does not teach a distinct but equal dignity of men and women; it teaches the natural subjection of women to men.
Academic text (1997) -
President Wilson had promised all people in subjection to Turkish rule an 'absolutely unmolested opportunity for autonomous development.' ...
Academic text (1990) -
Crook reasoned that if he could keep pressure on the Indians, they would soon realize their only course was surrender and subjection.
Academic text (1998) -
Although the algorithm of power, subjection, and independence was hard to pin down in The Meeting, the equality of the three as men was salient, particularly during the early Second Empire, when the gains of earlier revolutions were at risk of evaporating.
Academic text (2004) -
Paying attention to women's agency, some studies have ethnographically demonstrated that such relationships do not simply result in the unilateral subjection of Third World women by First World men but in two-way struggles between women and men with discrepant forms of economic and sexual capital (Brennan 2004).
Academic text (2007) -
After centuries of warfare, the conquered nation fell into a state of subjection under foreign rule.
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The rebellion aimed to free the people from their subjection to oppressive regimes.
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Many historians discuss the cruel subjection of indigenous populations during the colonial era.
Synonyms
225
7.2
Control of a country or region by foreign military forces
102
4.7
To have power or control over other people
84
5.4
A sudden illegal action to seize control of a country's government by force
62
6.3
An act of taking control of a place or people by military force
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5.6
Taking land, buildings, or other property, often by force
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8.4
The act of forcing people or groups to obey
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9.3
Taking power, position, property or rights without the legal right to do so
Taking control of a country or its people using soldiers
Making people obey and be controlled by authorities
Antonyms
How Controlled
- NSFW
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6.3
- Formal
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8.4
1
8.2
- Offensive
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6.9
57
4.2
- Formal
∞
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
subjection = subject (semi-transparent) = sub + ject + ion
The transition from 'subject' to 'subjection' is clear, but the root 'ject' may not be immediately recognizable to learners.
Etymology
The word subjection comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and -ject 'to throw', like in subject and project. That gives the image of putting people or lands 'under' someone else's power, which is why subjection can mean the act of bringing people under control, often by force.