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the state of being forced to submit to the authority or control of others
- The villagers lived under the subjugation of a tyrannical ruler.
- Decades of subjugation left the population fearful of speaking out.
- The law aimed to prevent the subjugation of workers by powerful employers.
- Historical accounts describe the subjugation of colonies by imperial powers.
- The people resisted years of subjugation and oppression.
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the action of bringing a people, region, or group under control
- The subjugation of the territory followed a long military campaign.
- The empire's expansion relied on the subjugation of neighboring kingdoms.
- Resistance often arose in response to foreign subjugation.
- The treaty marked the end of subjugation by the invading forces.
- Literature from the period reflects the brutality of subjugation.
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