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See subject (grammar) for the linguistic definition of subject.
In politics a subject is a person who is subordinate to the rule of a monarch or state. Compare with citizen.
In philosophy, a subject is a being which has experiences or a relationship with another entity (or "object"). Hence the word subjective. See subject (philosophy).
In critical theory and psychology, a subjectivity is the actions or discourses that produce individuals or 'I'.