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superordination

superordination

9.9
A relation where one thing belongs to a higher class than another
  • noun
  • /ˌsuːpərɔːrˈdeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : superordinación
  • In discussions of organizational structure, superordination refers to the relationship between management and their subordinates.
  • superordination and subordination

Is it a case of subordination and superordination where maybe philosophy stands above that discipline and tells it what to do?

Examples

  • Is it a case of subordination and superordination where maybe philosophy stands above that discipline and tells it what to do?

    Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

  • The language by which a society expresses human relationships of subordination and superordination may also become available for the description of status inequalities between men and their gods.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Following Durkheim, they argued that even the categories of subordination and superordination in logic had their basis in new forms of social domination (5, p. 44 21).

    Academic text (1998)

  • The concept of superordination helps us understand how certain ideas can be classified under broader categories.

  • The superordination of certain species in the food chain dictates how they interact with other organisms.

Synonyms

supremacy
vssuperordination
53 7.1

Being higher than others in power or importance

is about hierarchical class membership rather than overall power
preeminence
vssuperordination
4 7.9

Being better than others in an area, like skill or success

relates to belonging to a higher category, not quality ranking
overness
vssuperordination
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A quality of being too much or of being better than others

refers specifically to the semantic relation of higher-class membership
hypernymy
vssuperordination
  • Specialized
9.9

A general word that includes more specific words like car and bicycle

is the semantic hierarchy of belonging to a higher rank or class

Antonyms

subordination
4 7.0

Being in a lower position under someone else's control

How High

dominance
81 5.1
superordination
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

superordination singular
superordinations plural

Morphology

superordination = superordinate (transparent) = superordinate + ion

A regular nominalization from the adjective 'superordinate' using the productive suffix '-ion', yielding the state or relation of being superordinate.

Etymology

Superordination comes from the parts super- ('above') and order ('rank' or 'group'), so it literally means being 'above the order' or in a higher class. That's why superordination today describes the relation of something that belongs to a higher rank or category.