subordination
noun
sub·or·di·na·tion
sə-ˌbȯr-də-ˈnā-shən 
: placement in a lower class, rank, or position : the act or process of subordinating someone or something or the state of being subordinated
As a prescriptive text, moreover, the Bible has been interpreted as justifying the subordination of women to men.—
Cullen Murphy
Cullen MurphyThe price is individual subordination to the group and limited autonomy of the nuclear family.—Corinne N. Nydegger
Corinne N. NydeggerAfter 1688, as before, the message was one of subordination to divinely constituted authority, whether of kings or of one's social superiors.—Richard W. Davis
Richard W. Davis
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an oligarchy requires subordination by the masses to the will of a tiny elite
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The only way to avoid a subordination discount is to be capital-efficient.
—Michael Szalontay, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
What this adds up to, Payne argues, is the near-total subordination of political discourse to group identities.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Because of the Palestinians’ statelessness and the PA’s subordination to Israel, no Palestinian leader can influence outcomes in the same ways that an Israeli or U.S. counterpart can.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
Automotive executives in the South argue the region has developed an alternative labor relations model that provides management with flexibility, offers wages and benefits superior to what local workers have earned previously and frees employees from any subordination to union directives.
—Bob Bussel, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2024
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Michael Szalontay, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
What this adds up to, Payne argues, is the near-total subordination of political discourse to group identities.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Because of the Palestinians’ statelessness and the PA’s subordination to Israel, no Palestinian leader can influence outcomes in the same ways that an Israeli or U.S. counterpart can.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
Automotive executives in the South argue the region has developed an alternative labor relations model that provides management with flexibility, offers wages and benefits superior to what local workers have earned previously and frees employees from any subordination to union directives.
—Bob Bussel, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2024
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subordination
noun
sub·or·di·na·tion
sə-ˌbȯrd-ᵊn-ˈā-shən
: an act or instance of subordinating
also
: the remedy of subordinating a claim see also equitable subordination
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