Subjugation

Word SUBJUGATION
Character 11
Hyphenation sub ju ga tion
Pronunciations /ˌsʌbdʒʊˈɡeɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Subjugation"

What do we mean by subjugation?

The act of subjugating.

The state of being subjugated; forced control by others.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Subjugation

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The word "subjugation" in example sentences

This gloomy picture I hold up, not as a prophecy of the fate we are doomed to incur, but only as descriptive of what the term subjugation unquestionably imports. ❋ Benjamin Morgan (1864)

We say we know exactly what "moral" is: it is your unprincipled conscience in subjugation to irrational prejudice, in servitude to the mob, validated only by appeals to authority. ❋ Hal Duncan (2007)

That's called subjugation and/or segregation and, as a society that promotes and prides itself as a bastion of freedom and equality for all, we should reject this outright discrimination against any one group of people. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Not content with the so-called subjugation of every terrestrial bog, rock, and moorland, he would fain discover some method of reclamation applicable to the ocean and the sky, that in due calendar time they might be brought to bud and blossom as the rose. ❋ John Muir (1876)

Firstly, because this formalistic approach overlooks some real-life dynamics, such as that under the old Stormont regime Catholics were not unequal in law - their subjugation was a matter of informal arrangements. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It cannot be supposed that Congress intended, without procuring thereby the very slightest advantage to the Government, to place it in the power of all men between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five years, to put themselves beyond the reach of their country's call, during the war; at a time too, when the enemy were declaring that our subjugation was a simple question of arithmetic, and depended upon the process of giving man for man, to death, or more if necessary, till our last man was gone. ❋ North Carolina. Supreme Court (1863)

However, I firmly believe that 'subjugation' of neighbouring peoples was not a goal or political philosophy driving the creation of a Jewish independent state. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Your subsequent comments suggest that Zionism is sensitive to at least one of these: "I firmly believe that 'subjugation' of neighbouring peoples was not a goal or political philosophy driving the creation of a Jewish independent state." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sovereign of that spirit of loyalty and unquestioning subjugation which is one of the noblest capabilities of our nature. ❋ Various (N/A)

That subjugation which is a vital condition to the Normal Social Life does not seem to be necessary to the Great State. ❋ Unknown (1906)

-- Mr. Doolittle of Wisconsin said the use of the word "subjugation" in the resolution did not imply that it was not "the purpose of the Government to compel the Disunionists to submit to the Constitution and the laws." ❋ James Gillespie Blaine (1861)

My example using the IRS is an illustration to support my definition of 'subjugation'. ❋ Concerned In Denver (2010)

In this case, where they exploit fat people and sell it off as kindness, I feel like "subjugation" might almost be more appropriate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Beckstrom said as director he objected to the "subjugation" of NCSC under NSA and had advocated for a "credible civilian government cybersecurity capability" that cooperated with NSA but didn't answer to .... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Beckstrom said as director he objected to the "subjugation" of NCSC under NSA and had advocated for a "credible civilian government cybersecurity capability" that cooperated with NSA but didn't answer to it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yea! not unlike the apotheosis and worshipping of scums like _____ (fill in any current celebrities name) by "educated Americans" above the reach of religious "subjugation". ❋ Unknown (2009)

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