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Subordinate
01
an employee who is under the authority or control of another person
Voorbeelden
She treated her subordinates with respect and fairness.
02
a word or term that is more specific in meaning than another word
Voorbeelden
Sofa is a subordinate word under the general term furniture.
subordinate
DisapprovingVoorbeelden
The employee 's career development plan included clear steps for moving from a subordinate role to a leadership position.
Het carrièreontwikkelingsplan van de werknemer omvatte duidelijke stappen om van een ondergeschikte rol naar een leiderschapspositie te gaan.
Voorbeelden
In feudal systems, peasants were subordinate to the nobility.
In feodale systemen waren boeren onderworpen aan de adel.
03
(of a clause) grammatically dependent on a main clause and unable to stand alone as a complete sentence
Voorbeelden
The teacher explained how to punctuate subordinate clauses correctly.
to subordinate
01
to rank, treat, or consider something or someone as less important or of lower value compared to something else
Voorbeelden
The company subordinated short-term profits to long-term sustainability goals.
02
to make something or someone dependent, controlled, or subservient to another
Voorbeelden
The organization subordinated individual initiatives to a central plan.
Lexicale Boom
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