n (with subject)

  • 1subject matter jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. subject matter jurisdiction …

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  • 2Subject complement — In grammar, a subject complement is a phrase or clause that follows a linking verb (copula) and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either (1) renaming it or (2) describing it. The former, a renaming noun (or sometimes a… …

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  • 3subject — n 1 *citizen, national Antonyms: sovereign 2 Subject, matter, subject matter, argument, topic, text, theme, motive, motif, leitmotiv can mean the basic idea or the principal object of thought or attention in a discourse or artistic composition.… …

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  • 4subject — [sub′jikt, sub′jekt΄; ] for v. [ səb jekt′] adj. [ME suget < OFr < L subjectus, pp. of subjicere, to place under, put under, subject < sub , under + jacere, to throw: see JET1] 1. under the authority or control of, or owing allegiance to …

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  • 5Subject-Subject Consciousness — Subject SUBJECT consciousness, a concept proposed by Harry Hay believed by Hay to be queer people s unique perspective on the world. Hay saw heterosexual society existing in a subject object dynamic; where men, who had the culturally acceptable… …

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  • 6Subject — may refer to: *An area of interest, also called a topic meaning , thing you are talking or discussing about . It can also be termed as the area of discussion . See Lists of topics and Lists of basic topics. **An area of knowledge; **The focus of… …

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  • 7Subject — Sub*ject , n. [From L. subjectus, through an old form of F. sujet. See {Subject}, a.] 1. That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: One who is under the authority… …

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  • 8Subject indexing — is the act of describing a document by index terms to indicate what the document is about or to summarize its content. Indices are constructed, separately, on three distinct levels: terms in a document such as a book; objects in a collection such …

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  • 9Subject of labor — is a concept in Marxist political economy that refers to everything to which man s labor is directed. (Institute of Economics of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R., 1957) The subject of labor may be materials provided directly by nature like …

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  • 10with a capital [A/B/C etc.] — 1. something that you say in order to emphasize a particular quality. You re trouble with a capital T, you are! 2. if you talk about a subject with a capital A/B/C etc., you mean the most formal and often limited understanding of that subject.… …

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