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Define Subjugation
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Subjugation (noun)
- The act or process of bringing a person, people, or group under domination or control, often by force; subjugating, subjection, or oppression.
- The state of being subjugated — treated as inferior, deprived of autonomy, or made subject to another's authority.
Examples:
- The subjugation of the indigenous population followed the colonizers’ military conquest and imposition of laws.
- Laws and social norms that limit a group's rights can amount to systemic subjugation.
Related words: subjugate (verb), subjection (noun).
Synonyms: domination, oppression, conquest, enslavement, suppression.
Antonyms: liberation, emancipation, freedom, autonomy.
Etymology: From Latin subjugare “to place under a yoke” (sub “under” + jugum “yoke”), originally implying bringing someone under control as if yoked.
- The act or process of bringing a person, people, or group under domination or control, often by force; subjugating, subjection, or oppression.
- The state of being subjugated — treated as inferior, deprived of autonomy, or made subject to another's authority.
Examples:
- The subjugation of the indigenous population followed the colonizers’ military conquest and imposition of laws.
- Laws and social norms that limit a group's rights can amount to systemic subjugation.
Related words: subjugate (verb), subjection (noun).
Synonyms: domination, oppression, conquest, enslavement, suppression.
Antonyms: liberation, emancipation, freedom, autonomy.
Etymology: From Latin subjugare “to place under a yoke” (sub “under” + jugum “yoke”), originally implying bringing someone under control as if yoked.
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