A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with. The subject of the meeting was the new company policy.
A branch of knowledge studied or taught in a school, college, or university. Mathematics is her favorite subject in school.
A person or thing that is the focus of scientific or medical attention or experiment. The researchers selected 50 subjects for the clinical trial.
A person who owes allegiance to a monarch or government. The king's subjects were loyal and supportive of his reign.
A noun phrase functioning as one of the main components of a clause, typically the one that performs the action of the verb. In the sentence 'The cat sleeps on the mat,' 'the cat' is the subject.
A theme of artistic composition, or the principal melodic idea in a piece of music, especially in a fugue. Landscape remained a favourite subject for the artist throughout his career.