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Definition subordination in American English

subordination noun

[uncountable] noun
/səˌbɔrd(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
1

the fact of having less power or authority than someone else

Example

Women built organizations together to overcome their subordination to men.

Synonyms and related words
subjection surrender reliance
2

the fact of being less important than something else

Example

Without some subordination of individual to group interests, society would be impossible.

Synonyms and related words
futility insignificance subordination
3

a way of linking clauses so that one clause is dependent on another

Example

In subordination, we connect clauses by conjunctions like "after," "although," "when," etc.

Synonyms and related words
agree with backshift cataphora
Definition subordination in American English