subjugation

/ˌsʌbdʒəˈɡeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act of bringing someone or something under control, especially by force; conquest.
    • The general's strategy focused on the swift subjugation of the capital city.
    • History books often describe the subjugation of weaker nations by stronger ones.
    • The subjugation of the native population took decades.
  2. A state of being controlled or dominated, often in a harsh or oppressive way.
    • Her novel explores themes of subjugation and resistance.
    • They lived in subjugation under the cruel regime.
    • The workers fought against the subjugation imposed by the factory owners.