subaltern
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9.9
- adjective
- /sʌbˈɔːltərn/
:
subalterno
- The absence of subaltern articulation precludes an intersubjective cultural dialogue, subaltern agency, and any transformational possibilities.
- subaltern groups
- subaltern culture
- subaltern classes
Examples
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Mizrahim thus occupy an intermediate position between the unambiguously elite Ashkenazim and the clearly subaltern Palestinians.
Academic text (2001) -
And finally, the basic process of remembering and telling origin stories and other narratives constituted a subaltern form of protest against colonialism.
Academic text (2008) -
But the related issue is, OK, suppose the subaltern can speak.
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The view from the South, the subaltern view, is always already not modern.
Academic text (2005) -
The subaltern historical vision is characterized by a more direct and continuing social relationship with the land.
Academic text (1990) -
Beyond this hierarchy exists the subaltern practitioners of religion who experience an even more personal and less defined religion.
Academic text (1998) -
The singularity of Gramsci's works is that they are the product of a subaltern subject.
Academic text (1995) -
In Spivak's case, her profound engagement with the debates around subaltern and peasant studies in South Asia has revolutionized the study of power elsewhere.
Academic text (2008) -
Within such constructs, the values and experiences of the dominant group typify the norm, while subaltern groups are rendered invisible at best, deviant at worst.
Academic text (2005) -
In the organization, the subaltern members often found their voices ignored during decision-making.
Synonyms
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3.5
Less important than the main thing or coming after it
120
3.7
Small and unimportant in position or power
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4.2
A person of low rank or importance, for example a servant
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4.8
Lower in rank or importance and under someone's control
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3.8
A person who has a less important job or less power in an organization
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4.1
Having lower rank or position in a workplace
Antonyms
How Subordinate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Subaltern comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and alter 'other', so it literally means 'under the other'. So a subaltern person or group is lower in rank or status.