Liliputin -1809

It looks like Henry Kissinger bombed the Nobel Peace Prize committee
into submission ... "
Leo Tolstoy

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submission
noun

1. the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person.
"they were forced into submission"

synonyms: yielding, capitulation, acceptance, consent, compliance
"submission to authority"

antonyms: defiance


•Wrestling
an act of surrendering to a hold by one's opponent.
plural noun: submissions

synonyms: surrender, capitulation, resignation, defeat
"Tim raised his hands in submission"


•archaic
humility; meekness.
"servile flattery and submission"

synonyms: compliance, submissiveness, acquiescence, passivity, obedience, docility, deference, subservience, servility, subjection
"he wanted her total submission"

antonyms: defiance, resistance

2. the action of presenting a proposal, application, or other document for consideration or judgment.
"reports should be prepared for submission at partners' meetings"

synonyms: presentation, presenting, proffering, tendering, proposal, proposing
"a report for submission to the Board"


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