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   Sub·or·di·nate

   adjective

   • 1. lower in rank or position: "his subordinate officers" Similar lower-rankingjuniorlowerlesserinferiorlowlyminorsupportingsecond-fiddleOpposite superiorsenior
   • ▪ of less or secondary importance: "in adventure stories, character must be subordinate to action" Similar secondarylesserminorsubsidiarysubservientancillaryauxiliaryattendantperipheralmarginalof little account/importancesecond-classsecond-ratesecond-fiddlesupplementaryaccessoryadditionalextraOpposite centralmajorchief

   noun

   • 1. a person under the authority or control of another within an organization: "he was mild-mannered, especially with his subordinates"

   verb

   • 1. treat or regard as of lesser importance than something else: "practical considerations were subordinated to political expediency"
   • ▪ make subservient to or dependent on something else: "to define life would be to subordinate it to reason"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin subordinatus ‘placed in an inferior rank’, from Latin sub- ‘below’ + ordinare ‘ordain’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. subordinately adverb
   • 2. subordinative adjective

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   What does it mean to be a subordinate?

   • 2. under the authority or control of another: a subordinate functionary. 4. to make subservient: to subordinate mind to heart. 1. placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank. 2. of less importance; secondary. 3. subject to or under the authority of a superior.

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   What is a subordinate in a business?

   • A subordinate is somebody at a lower position. A subordinate is a non-management employee who reports to a manager or a team of leaders in a business context. It’s also possible that there’s a business hierarchy in which management reports to a higher-ranking manager.

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   • A subordinate is an employee who ranks below another employee within the corporate hierarchy. The specific roles and duties of the subordinate depend on their level and the business and industry. The definition of a subordinate relationship is one in which two people interact at different levels.

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   subordinate (to something) less important than something else synonym secondary. All other issues are subordinate to this one. Definition of subordinate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. a subordinate person or thing. verb (used with object),sub·or·di·nat·ed, sub·or·di·nat·ing. to place in a lower order or rank. to make secondary (usually followed by to ): to subordinate work to pleasure. to make subject, subservient, or dependent (usually followed by to ): to subordinate passion to reason. See more. AnyClip Product Demo 2022

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   1. of lesser order or importance. 2. under the authority or control of another: a subordinate functionary. n. a person or thing that is subordinate. vb. 3. to put in a lower rank or position (than) 4. to make subservient: to subordinate mind to heart. [C15: from Medieval Latin subordināre, from Latin sub- + ordō rank] subˈordinately adv.

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   adj. placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank. of less importance; secondary. subject to or under the authority of a superior. subservient or inferior. subject; dependent. Grammar. acting as a modifier, as when I finished, which is subordinate to They were glad in They were glad when I finished.