subordinate

/sʌbˈɔːdɪnət/

/səˈbɔɹdəˌneɪt/, /səˈbɔɹdənət/

Subordinate

someone with an inferior position than another person within an organization

a word that is more specific than a given word

synonyms : hyponym

subordinate

lower in rank or importance

synonyms : low-level

antonyms : dominant

subject or submissive to authority or the control of another

(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

synonyms : dependent

to subordinate

MAIN VERB

rank or order as less important or consider of less value

make subordinate, dependent, or subservient

synonyms : subdue

Examples

1. Subordinates also work with other people in teams.

2. Meanwhile, he sent subordinates to Sicily, Sardinia and North Africa, the three key grain suppliers of Rome.

3. Only subordinate work is protected.

4. Southern whites had the system of Jim Crow to subordinate blacks.