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adjective
- 1. lower in rank or position: "his subordinate officers" Similar Opposite
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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The meaning of SUBORDINATE is placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior. How to use subordinate in a sentence.
a person who has a less important position than you in an organization:
A subordinate is someone who works for someone else. As a verb, to subordinate means to place or rank one thing below another. When you're doing a group project, sometimes you have to subordinate your ideas to the desires of the larger group.
Subordinate definition: placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.. See examples of SUBORDINATE used in a sentence.
Someone who is subordinate to you has a less important position than you and has to obey you. Sixty of his subordinate officers followed his example. American English : subordinate / sʌˈbɔrdənɪt /
a person who has a less important position than you in an organization:
Definition of subordinate adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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. [C15: from Medieval Latin subordināre, from Latin sub- + ordō rank] subˈordinately adv.
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.
SUBORDINATE meaning: 1. less important or lower in rank: 2. someone who has a less important position than someone else…. Learn more.
