submission

sub·mis·sion  (sb-mshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of submitting to the power of another: "Oppression that cannot be overcome does not give rise to revolt but to submission" Simone Weil.

b. The state of having submitted. See Synonyms at surrender.

2. The state of being submissive or compliant; meekness.

3.

a. The act of submitting something for consideration.

b. Something so submitted: read three fiction manuscripts and other such submissions.

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[Middle English submissioun, from Old French submission, from Latin submissi, submissin-, a lowering, from submissus, past participle of submittere, to set under; see submit.]

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submission

Noun

1. an act or instance of capitulation

2. the act of submitting (something)

3. something submitted, such as a proposal

4. the state in which someone has to accept the control of another person

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	submission - something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?" entry subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about filing - the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"
	2.	submission - the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another compliance group action - action taken by a group of people obedience, obeisance - the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person prostration - abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
	3.	submission - the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else; "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	4.	submission - the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness meekness humbleness, humility - a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope"
	5.	submission - a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
	6.	submission - an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
	7.	submission - (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing contention - a point asserted as part of an argument law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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submission

noun 1. surrender, yielding, giving in, cave-in (informal) capitulation, acquiescence

noun 2. presentation, submitting, handing in, entry, tendering

noun 3. proposal, argument, contention

noun 4. compliance, obedience, submissiveness, meekness, resignation, deference, passivity, docility, tractability, unassertiveness

Translations

submission [səbˈmɪʃən] n → sumisión f;

(to committee etc) → ponencia

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submission [səbˈmɪʃən] n → soumission f;

(to committee etc) → présentation f

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submission [səbˈmɪʃən] n (subjection) → Unterwerfung f;

(of plan, application etc) → Einreichung f;

(proposal) → Vorlage f

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submission [səbˈmɪʃən] n → sottomissione f;

(to committee etc) → richiesta, domanda