Meaning & use
submission
The act of accepting the authority or control of another person, or yielding to a demand.
See it in a sentence
The soldiers' submission to the new commander ended the standoff peacefully.
Her quiet submission to his decisions frustrated all of her friends.
A note on using this word
Submission also names work sent in for review, as in a contest submission, and a hold in wrestling that forces an opponent to yield.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A piece of work, such as an essay or application, sent to be reviewed or judged.
The magazine received over two hundred submissions for the short story contest.
3. noun
A hold or technique in wrestling or martial arts that forces an opponent to give up.
The fighter won the match by submission in the second round.
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