subordinate
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4.8
- adjective
- /səˈbɔːrdɪnət/
- In the company, the assistant is subordinate to the manager and must follow their instructions.
- a subordinate position
- subordinate groups
- subordinate women
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Watch on YouTubeThe trick is one of those spheres is politically subordinate to the other.
- The trick is one of those spheres is politically subordinate to the other.
- White were clearly ascendant, blue was clearly subordinate.
- And who is going to be the the part that is being ruled, that is taking direction, that is in some sense subordinate?
- So warriors are in a certain sense subordinate.
- And as such, subordinate subordinated individuality becomes universality or essence vase.
Examples
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This is my first home where I am neither dependent nor subordinate to anyone.
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At the time he ascended the throne, Yaxchilan had been defeated and made subordinate to Piedras Negras.
Academic text (2011) -
"Let every person be subordinate to the higher authorities.
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"No, sir, but he made it clear he is not going to be subordinate to me."
Fiction book (1997) -
The games themselves became subordinate to the quest for money.
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Those considerations are subordinate to the interests of the Crown.
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Under this doctrine, due process was subordinate to what was deemed to be in the best interests of the child.
Academic text (2011) -
Economy, you might say, was always subordinate to the polity.
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We not only lack dominion over nature, we're subordinate to it.
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They must always be subordinate to the duties that we have to human beings as such, the universal duties.
Synonyms
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2.4
Having lower rank or less experience than another person
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3.3
A position with little power in an organization
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4.2
Lower in rank, status, or importance
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3.8
A person who has a less important job or less power in an organization
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5.9
Helping and less important than the main part
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4.1
Having lower rank or position in a workplace
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9.9
Lower in rank or status than other people in the same group
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.2
A part of a sentence that cannot stand alone and works like a noun, adjective, or adverb
- Specialized
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5.6
A word that introduces a clause that cannot stand alone, like because or although
- Specialized
A word that names a more specific kind than a general word, like 'poodle' for 'dog'
How Subordinate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Subordinate comes from the Latin parts sub- 'under' and ordinare 'to put in order'. So it literally means 'under the order', which is a good image for something lower in rank or importance.