Origin: Latin suffix -sion
Submission has 9 different meanings across 1 category:
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?"
the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
"After weeks of negotiation, the general finally accepted the enemy's ultimatum, marking his official submission and handing over control of the city."
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"
the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness
"She waited for hours in a state of submission, quietly accepting her lot without complaint."
a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
"After both sides agreed to arbitration, their lawyer filed a formal submission outlining the terms they were willing to accept from the arbitrator."
an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
"After months of deadlock, both companies reached submission and accepted the arbitrator's ruling on their merger terms."
(law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing
"During the closing arguments, my attorney's final submission convinced the jury that our client was not liable for the accident."
The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.
"The satellite's data submission was delayed, causing the entire reconnaissance mission to fall behind schedule."
A subset or component of a mission.
In plain English: Submission is when someone agrees to follow another person's rules or orders because they cannot win an argument or fight.
"He accepted her submission to the group's rules without complaining."
Usage: Use submission to describe an active choice to yield authority or comply with demands, rather than passive defeat in battle. It often functions as the formal opposite of resistance when discussing legal rulings, organizational rules, or personal concessions.
The word submission entered English via the Middle English and Old French forms of a Latin root meaning "a sending up." It originally described the act of yielding or handing oneself over to someone else's authority.