subordination

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A noun referring to the state or act of being placed in a lower rank, class, or position, or the grammatical relation of a dependent element to its head.

غير معدود

1. State of being lower in rankB2formal

   The condition of being placed in a lower position, rank, or authority relative to something else.

   التبعية

   • The subordination of individual interests to the common good is essential in a team.
   • In many traditional societies, the subordination of women was a common practice.
   • The military operates on a strict principle of subordination.

   المرادفاتdependencyinferioritysubjectionsubmissivenesssubordinatenesssubservience

   الأضدادdominancesuperioritysuperordination

2. Semantic dependencyC1formal

   A semantic relationship where one element is dependent on or belongs to a higher category or class.

   التبعية الدلالية

   • In the classification of animals, the subordination of species to genus is a key concept.
   • The subordination of a specific term to a broader category helps in organizing knowledge.
   • Linguists study the subordination of meanings within lexical fields.

   المرادفاتhyponymyinclusionsubsumption

3. C1formal

   The grammatical relationship where a modifying word, phrase, or clause is dependent on a main clause or head word.

   التبعية النحوية

   • In the sentence 'I know that he is coming,' the clause 'that he is coming' shows subordination.
   • Subordination in grammar often involves conjunctions like 'because', 'although', or 'if'.
   • The subordination of a relative clause to its antecedent is a basic syntactic structure.

   المرادفاتdependencyembeddingnestingsubjoining

4. Obedient submissivenessB2formal

   The quality of being willingly obedient or submissive to authority or control.

   الخضوع

   • His subordination to the manager was evident in his unquestioning compliance.
   • The culture demanded subordination from all junior employees.
   • Blind subordination can sometimes hinder innovation.

   المرادفاتcompliancedeferencedocilityobedienceservilitysubmissionsubmissivenesssubservienceyielding

   الأضدادautonomydefiancedisobedienceindependenceinsubordinationrebelliousness

5. Act of mastering or controllingC1formal

   The action of bringing someone or something under control or domination.

   إخضاع

   • The subordination of the rebel forces took several months.
   • The king's subordination of neighboring tribes expanded his empire.
   • The subordination of personal desires to professional goals requires discipline.

   المرادفاتcontroldominationmasterysubjectionsubjugationsuppression

   الأضدادemancipationliberationrelease