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Subordinate
01
subordinado
an employee who is under the authority or control of another person
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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
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Rose is a subordinate of the word flower.
Linguists classify sparrow as a subordinate of bird.
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The subordinate tasks were delegated to junior team members, while the senior staff focused on the critical aspects of the project.
Las tareas subordinadas fueron delegadas a los miembros junior del equipo, mientras que el personal senior se centró en los aspectos críticos del proyecto.
The subordinate role of the assistant manager involves supporting the overall operations of the department.
El rol subordinado del asistente del gerente implica apoyar las operaciones generales del departamento.
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The lieutenant gave commands to his subordinate soldiers.
El teniente dio órdenes a sus soldados subordinados.
As a subordinate employee, she reported directly to the manager.
Como empleada subordinada, reportaba directamente al gerente.
03
(of a clause) grammatically dependent on a main clause and unable to stand alone as a complete sentence
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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
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She subordinated her personal desires to the needs of the family.
Artistic expression was subordinated to commercial demands in the film industry.
02
subordinar
to make something or someone dependent, controlled, or subservient to another
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The empire subordinated neighboring territories under its rule.
The manager subordinated the new team to the department's senior staff.
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