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6 N‑COUNT In grammar, the subject of a clause is the noun group that refers to the person or thing that is doing the action expressed by the verb. For example, in 'My cat keeps catching birds', 'my cat' is the subject.

7 ADJ To be subject to something means to be affected by it or to be likely to be affected by it. □ [+ to ] Prices may be subject to alteration. □ [+ to ] Foreign wine was subject to an import tax.

8 ADJ If someone is subject to a particular set of rules or laws, they have to obey those rules or laws. □ [+ to ] The tribunal is unique because Mr Jones is not subject to the normal police discipline code.

9 VERB If you subject someone to something unpleasant, you make them experience it. □ [V n + to ] …the man who had subjected her to four years of beatings and abuse.

10 N‑COUNT The people who live in or belong to a particular country, usually one ruled by a monarch, are the subjects of that monarch or country. □  Roughly half of them are British subjects.

11 PHRASE When someone involved in a conversation changes the subject , they start talking about something else, often because the previous subject was embarrassing. □  He tried to change the subject, but she wasn't to be put off.

12 PHRASE If an event will take place subject to a condition, it will take place only if that thing happens. □  They had agreed to a summit, subject to certain conditions. COLLOCATIONS subject NOUN

1

adjective + subject : controversial, difficult, sensitive, taboo

verb + subject : address, broach, discuss, raise

3

noun + subject : degree; arts, science

adjective + subject : academic, compulsory, core, vocational; favourite, specialist

verb + subject : research, study, teach SYNONYMS subject NOUN 1

topic:The main topic for discussion is political union.

question:But the whole question of aid is a tricky political one.

issue:Is it right for the Church to express a view on political issues?

matter:It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter.

sub|jec|tion /səbdʒe kʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N to/of n] Subjection to someone involves being completely controlled by them. □ [+ to ] …their complete subjection to their captors. □  …the worst forms of economic subjection and drudgery.

sub|jec|tive /səbdʒe kt I v/ ADJ Something that is subjective is based on personal opinions and feelings rather than on facts. □  We know that taste in art is a subjective matter. □  The way they interpreted their past was highly subjective. ●  sub|jec|tive|ly ADV □  Our preliminary results suggest that people do subjectively find the speech clearer. ●  sub|jec|tiv|ity /sʌ bdʒəkt I v I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □  They accused her of flippancy and subjectivity in her reporting of events in their country.

su b|ject mat|ter also subject-matter N‑UNCOUNT The subject matter of something such as a book, lecture, film, or painting is the thing that is being written about, discussed, or shown. □  Artists were given greater freedom in their choice of subject matter. □  Her subject matter is herself.

sub ju|di|ce /sʌ b dʒuː d I si/ also sub-judice ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] When something is sub judice , it is the subject of a trial in a court of law. In Britain, this means that people are not allowed to discuss it in the media. [LEGAL ] □  He declined further comment on the grounds that the case was sub judice.

sub|ju|gate /sʌ bdʒʊge I t/ (subjugates , subjugating , subjugated )