submission
noun
sub·mis·sion
səb-ˈmi-shən 
1
a
: a legal agreement to submit to the decision of arbitrators
b
: an act of submitting something (as for consideration or inspection)
also
: something submitted (such as a manuscript)
2
: the condition of being submissive, humble, or compliant
3
: an act of submitting to the authority or control of another
Examples of submission in a Sentence
I'm preparing the results of my study for submission to a medical journal.
the electronic submission of tax returns
The deadline for submissions is January 31st.
We cannot accept submissions longer than 2,000 words.
Over 5,000 submissions were received.
a religion that preaches submission to God's will
The prisoners were beaten into submission.
Recent Examples on the Web
This budget is not a final submission and anything that is submitted would need the approval of Congress to be implemented.
—
Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
As part of his tightening grip on power, and his assault on 200-plus years of checks and balances, President Trump has bludgeoned some of the nation’s leading law firms into shameful submission, extracting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of free legal work for his pet causes.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Azzopardi said the board informed Cuomo’s team about the errors last Friday, but wouldn’t confirm what specific pieces of info had been left off its submissions to the CFB.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Send submissions here and read more Metropolitan Diary here.
—James Barron, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
As part of his tightening grip on power, and his assault on 200-plus years of checks and balances, President Trump has bludgeoned some of the nation’s leading law firms into shameful submission, extracting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of free legal work for his pet causes.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Azzopardi said the board informed Cuomo’s team about the errors last Friday, but wouldn’t confirm what specific pieces of info had been left off its submissions to the CFB.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Send submissions here and read more Metropolitan Diary here.
—James Barron, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for submission
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“Submission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submission. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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submission
noun
sub·mis·sion
səb-ˈmish-ən
1
: an act of submitting something (as for consideration or comment)
also
: something submitted (as a musical composition)
2
: the condition of being humble or obedient
3
: an act of submitting to the authority or control of another
Medical Definition
submission
noun
sub·mis·sion
səb-ˈmish-ən
: the condition of being submissive
Legal Definition
submission
noun
sub·mis·sion
səb-ˈmi-shən
1
: an agreement to submit a dispute to and abide by the decision of an arbitrator
an award falls within the general rule that acts of arbitrators must…be coextensive with the submission—Albert v. Goor, 218 P.2d 736 (1950)
Albert v. Goor, 218 P.2d 736 (1950)2
: an act of submitting something
upon submission of a properly completed memorandum—J. H. Friedenthal et al.
J. H. Friedenthal et al.
also
: something submitted
3
: an act of submitting to the authority or control of another
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