subordination
/səˌbɔːrdəˈneɪʃən/
noun
- The state of being lower in rank, position, or importance; the act of placing someone or something in a lower or less powerful position.
- In many traditional societies, the subordination of women was considered normal.
- The treaty resulted in the subordination of the smaller nation's interests to those of its larger neighbor.
- The new manager insisted on the subordination of all department heads to her authority.
- In grammar, the relationship between a dependent clause and the main clause it is attached to.
- The sentence 'Although it rained, we went outside' uses subordination to connect the two ideas.
- Subordination is often signaled by words like 'because', 'if', or 'when'.
- Learning about subordination helps students write more complex and varied sentences.
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