SUBORDINATION Definition & Meaning

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subordination

[ suh-bawr-dn-ey-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of placing in a lower rank or position:
The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
the act of subordinating, or of making dependent, secondary, or subservient.
the condition of being subordinated, or made dependent, secondary, or subservient.

subordination

The use of expressions that make one element of a sentence dependent on another. In the following sentence, the first (italicized) clause (also called a subordinate clause) is subordinate to the second clause: “ Despite all efforts toward a peaceful settlement of the dispute , war finally broke out.” ( Compare coordination , dependent clause , and independent clause .)

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of subordination¹

First recorded in 1425–75; from Late Latin subordination-, stem of subordinatio, equivalent to Medieval Latin ��ܲ�ō��徱��(�ܲ�), past participle of ��ܲ�ō��徱�� subordinate ( def ) + -��ō -ion ( def )

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One of Sheinbaum’s mottos: “Collaboration, coordination, without subordination. ... Sovereignty is not negotiable.”

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“We negotiate as equals, there is no subordination here, because we are a great nation,” she told the Associated Press.

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At her morning news conference on Thursday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum shot back , saying that her country was open to “coordination” with its northern neighbor, but not “subordination.”

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In asserting unity, we are absolving a man who seeks power through the humiliation and subordination of disdained others.

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"Coordination yes, subordination no," she said, summarising her vision of relations with the US back in March.

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