3 entries found for subject.
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Function: noun
Text: 1 a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition) <the subject of our discussion switched from who would be the next president to who was the greatest president in the nation's history> -- see MATTER 1
2 a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it <because of the tense situation in that country, British subjects were advised to return home as soon as possible> -- see CITIZEN 1