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Subordinate
01
an employee who is under the authority or control of another person
Examples
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
Examples
Rose is a subordinate of the word flower.
Linguists classify sparrow as a subordinate of bird.
subordinate
01
lower in position or importance
DisapprovingExamples
The subordinate tasks were delegated to junior team members, while the senior staff focused on the critical aspects of the project.
The subordinate role of the assistant manager involves supporting the overall operations of the department.
Examples
The lieutenant gave commands to his subordinate soldiers.
As a subordinate employee, she reported directly to the manager.
03
(of a clause) grammatically dependent on a main clause and unable to stand alone as a complete sentence
Examples
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
Examples
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
Examples
The empire subordinated neighboring territories under its rule.
The manager subordinated the new team to the department's senior staff.
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