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subservience

[suhb-sur-vee-uhns] / səbˈsɜr vi əns /




NOUN
subordination
Synonyms




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The utter subservience of American pop culture to baby boomers over the past 50-odd years has engendered justifiable resentment among members of the subsequent alphabet generations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe divine intervention wouldn’t be such a bad thing if utter subservience to billionaires, technology and manufactured loneliness is the alternative.

From Salon

It helped undo the damage done by the subservience in “I Dream of Jeannie.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He is emotionally weakened to the point of subservience — to tech, to conspiracy, and humor; anything that will restore some meaning.

From Salon

If anything, her role as a path-breaker created expectations that far exceeded the inherent subservience of her vice presidential position.

From Los Angeles Times