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Subordinate
01
an employee who is under the authority or control of another person
Beispiele
The manager delegated tasks to his subordinates.
Military officers must give orders to their subordinates clearly.
02
a word or term that is more specific in meaning than another word
Beispiele
Rose is a subordinate of the word flower.
Linguists classify sparrow as a subordinate of bird.
subordinate
01
untergeordnet, niedriger
lower in position or importance
DisapprovingBeispiele
The subordinate tasks were delegated to junior team members, while the senior staff focused on the critical aspects of the project.
Die untergeordneten Aufgaben wurden an die jüngeren Teammitglieder delegiert, während sich die leitenden Angestellten auf die kritischen Aspekte des Projekts konzentrierten.
The subordinate role of the assistant manager involves supporting the overall operations of the department.
Die untergeordnete Rolle des Assistenzmanagers beinhaltet die Unterstützung der allgemeinen Abteilungsabläufe.
Beispiele
The lieutenant gave commands to his subordinate soldiers.
Der Leutnant erteilte seinen untergeordneten Soldaten Befehle.
As a subordinate employee, she reported directly to the manager.
Als untergeordnete Angestellte berichtete sie direkt an den Manager.
03
(of a clause) grammatically dependent on a main clause and unable to stand alone as a complete sentence
Beispiele
In the sentence " I stayed home because it was raining, " the clause because it was raining is subordinate.
Subordinate clauses often begin with words like although, since, or when.
to subordinate
01
to rank, treat, or consider something or someone as less important or of lower value compared to something else
Beispiele
She subordinated her personal desires to the needs of the family.
Artistic expression was subordinated to commercial demands in the film industry.
02
to make something or someone dependent, controlled, or subservient to another
Beispiele
The empire subordinated neighboring territories under its rule.
The manager subordinated the new team to the department's senior staff.
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