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Subordinate
01
an employee who is under the authority or control of another person
Voorbeelden
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
Voorbeelden
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.
De ondergeschikte taken werden gedelegeerd aan junior teamleden, terwijl het senior personeel zich richtte op de kritieke aspecten van het project.
The subordinate role of the assistant manager involves supporting the overall operations of the department.
De ondergeschikte rol van de assistent-manager houdt in dat hij de algemene operaties van de afdeling ondersteunt.
Voorbeelden
The lieutenant gave commands to his subordinate soldiers.
De luitenant gaf bevelen aan zijn ondergeschikte soldaten.
As a subordinate employee, she reported directly to the manager.
Als ondergeschikte medewerker rapporteerde ze rechtstreeks aan de manager.
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
Voorbeelden
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
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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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