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adjective
- 1. lower in rank or position: "his subordinate officers"
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"
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subordinate (to somebody) having less power or authority than somebody else in a group or an organization. In some societies women are still subordinate to men. She was directly subordinate to the president. The monarch is formally subordinate to Parliament.
Feb 28, 2015 · SUBORDINATE definition: 1. less important or lower in rank: 2. someone who has a less important position than someone else…. Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English subordinate sub‧or‧di‧nate 1 / səˈbɔːdənət $ -ˈbɔːr-/ AWL adjective 1 in a less important position than someone else a subordinate officer subordinate to Women were subordinate to men. 2 less important than something else SYN secondary subordinate to These aims were subordinate to ...
adjective. 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.
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.
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.
Definition of subordinate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
