subjection

Definitions

The action of subjecting a country or person to one's control, or the state of being so subjected.

The state of being under the authority or control of another.

Examples

The small nation lived in total subjection to the neighboring empire for over a century.

He refused to remain in subjection to his employer's unreasonable demands any longer.

The process of subjection requires the complete surrender of individual autonomy to the ruling authority.

Synonyms

subjugation servitude bondage submission enslavement dominance control

Antonyms

freedom liberty independence autonomy sovereignty emancipation liberation