But bureaucracy, the lack of an obvious champion and the reluctance of the DfT to commit to anything because of its subservience to the Treasury all make life difficult for the group.
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Subservience
Synonyms for "subservience" (53 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (16)
Related words (26)
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3 entriesrelated to
1 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 从属 noun (state of being subservient)
Danish
3 entries- servilitet noun (state of being subservient)
- underdanighed noun (state of being subservient)
- ydmyghed noun (state of being subservient)
French
3 entries- asservissement noun (state of being subservient)
- servilité noun (state of being subservient)
- soumission noun (state of being subservient)
German
4 entries- Dienlichkeit noun (state of being subservient)
- Servilität noun (state of being subservient)
- Untertänigkeit noun (state of being subservient)
- Unterwürfigkeit noun (state of being subservient)
Irish
2 entries- spleá noun (state of being subservient)
- spleáchas noun (state of being subservient)
Italian
1 entries- servilismo noun (state of being subservient)
Japanese
1 entries- 屈従 noun (state of being subservient)
Persian
1 entries- ملازمت noun (state of being subservient)
Romanian
1 entries- servilism noun (state of being subservient)
Spanish
1 entries- servilismo noun (state of being subservient)
Volapük
1 entries- lusumät noun (state of being subservient)
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