expect submission

Frequency: 6.58.4 per million words

Used when an authority figure anticipates obedience.

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Examples (10)

  • The dictator expected complete submission from his people.
  • The military regime demanded unwavering submission from all citizens.
  • She was raised in a household where absolute submission to the father was expected.
  • The conqueror expected total submission from the defeated nation.
  • In many traditional societies, wives were expected to show deference and submission to their husbands.
  • The company policy expects submission to all rules and regulations.
  • The new leader expects submission from his subordinates without question.
  • The organization's bylaws expect submission to its code of conduct.
  • He ruled with an iron fist, and expected nothing less than total submission.
  • The ancient law expected submission to the will of the gods.