submission

[suhb-mish-uhn]

noun

1. an act or instance of submitting, or yielding control to a more powerful or authoritative entity: Unable to escape a grappling hold, the wrestler had to signal his submission.

   The occupying troops demanded complete submission from the remaining civilians.

   Unable to escape a grappling hold, the wrestler had to signal his submission.

2. the act or condition of submitting something for consideration, approval, treatment, or action: The submission of seeds to moderate radiation produced dwarf plants with stem mutations.

   The submission of your thesis paper is expected in the final semester of study.

   The submission of seeds to moderate radiation produced dwarf plants with stem mutations.

3. something that is submitted: The committee will review your submission and critique your portfolio.

   Do not post any submissions to the comments section that violate the terms of service for this site.

   The committee will review your submission and critique your portfolio.

4. Law.,  an agreement between parties involved in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators.

submission

/ səbˈmɪʃən /

noun

1. an act or instance of submitting

2. something submitted; a proposal, argument, etc

3. the quality or condition of being submissive to another

4. the act of referring a document, etc, for the consideration of someone else

5. law

   1. an agreement by the parties to a dispute to refer the matter to arbitration

   2. the instrument referring a disputed matter to arbitration

6. (in wrestling) the act of causing such pain to one's opponent that he submits Compare fall

7. archaic,  a confession of error

Other Word Forms

• nonsubmission noun
• presubmission noun
• resubmission noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of submission¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, MIddle French, from Latin submissiōn- (stem of submissiō ) “a letting down, lowering, dropping”; sub-, mission

Example Sentences

A royal commission - Australia's most powerful form of public inquiry - into the scheme finished in mid-2023 and drew hundreds of public submissions.

From BBC

There were no submissions in court that any jurors had actually seen the post or that they had been influenced and the judge indicated that the post's deletion would be the end of the matter.

From BBC

The goal of fascist leaders is to scare people into submission by seeming invulnerable and all-powerful.

From Salon

Caroline Goodwin, KC, representing him, told the court: "My very firm instructions are that I am to offer no mitigation, no submissions and no representations to the court."

From BBC

The image inspired an instant controversy when she unveiled it in June, with critics accusing her of propping up dangerous ideas about the submission of women in the age of the tradwife.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• capitulation 
• resignation