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Submission vs Subservience - What's the difference?

submission | subservience |

As nouns the difference between submission and subservience

is that submission is the act of submitting while subservience is the state of being subservient.

submission

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of submitting.
  • The thing which has been submitted.
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    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}
  • A submission hold in wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other combat sports.

    • Synonyms

    * (act of submitting) acquiescence, capitulation, concession, giving in, submittal, obeyance, yielding * (thing submitted) submittal

    Antonyms

    * (act of submitting) rebellion, control

    subservience

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of being subservient.