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- DictionarySub·or·di·nate
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"
verb (used with object) , sub·or·di·nat·ed, sub·or·di·nat·ing. to place in a lower order or rank. Synonyms: reduce, lower. 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. subordinate.
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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.
subordinate meaning, definition, what is subordinate: in a less important position than someon...: Learn more.
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
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.
being in a lower order or rank: He had to accept a subordinate post in the new administration. of less importance; secondary: In some colleges teaching is considered subordinate to publications.
