SUBSERVIENCE Definition & Meaning

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subservience

[ suhb-sur-vee-uhns ]

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noun

the fact of serving in a subordinate position or role:
There is no hierarchy, no dominance or subservience of any member, in this vision of the faith community.
a servile or excessively submissive quality or manner:
Was I so weak that a child could reduce me to this fawning subservience—without will, without character?
the fact or quality of being useful, or the state of being used, to promote a certain purpose or end:
Popular nationalists decried Irish subservience to British commercial interests, and promised to strengthen economic sovereignty.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of subservience¹

First recorded in 1645–55; subservi(ent) ( def ) + -ence ( def )

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And so it is unsurprising that the first president to amass felony convictions in his post-presidency is determined to force the legal profession into subservience.

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One key to his sudden popularity was his promise to "restore Romania's dignity" and end subservience to the international organisations it belongs to, including Nato and the EU.

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His threats to Canada have become even more unhinged in recent days, suggesting that the US plans to choke its economy into subservience:

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Because of them and their questions, the 27-year-old press secretary can show her subservience to the Don with a wry smile and a cheerful expression.

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One key to his sudden popularity is his promise to "restore Romania’s dignity" and end subservience to the international organisations it belongs to, including Nato and the EU.

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