subservience

noun

noun

Etymology From subservi(ent) + -ence.

Usually The state of being subservient.

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.2021 October 20, Christian Wolmar, “A stern test for Government's 'Levelling up' agenda”, in RAIL, number 942, page 45:

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