26984 words

subordinate

11 definitions ā€¢ 15 examples
1
having a lower or less important position:

Examples:

a subordinate role
subordinate status
The individual's needs are subordinate to those of the group.
2
a person who has a less important position than you in an organization:

Examples:

He left the routine checks to one of his subordinates.
3
a word whose meaning is included in the meaning of another word:

Examples:

"Dog" is a subordinate of the category "pet".
4
to put someone or something into a less important position:

Examples:

Her personal life has been subordinated to her career.
5
having a lower or less important position:

Examples:

Iā€™m happy in a subordinate role.
6
to treat someone or something as less important than something else:

Examples:

Japan has a tradition of subordinating individual desires to group goals.
7
having less power or a lower position than someone else in a company or an organization:

Examples:

subordinate to sb The condition of motherhood often makes women subordinate to men in the workplace.
a subordinate employee/position/role Before reaching the level of head chef, there was the hard work and subordinate positions in kitchens.
Women are in the minority in the office and are of subordinate status to most of their male colleagues.
8
less important than something else:

Examples:

Primary legislation can be amended; subordinate legislation cannot.
subordinate to sth The institute will make the acquired debt subordinate to any new bank lending.
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a person who has a less important position than you in a company or an organization:

Examples:

Senior managers had to convince their colleagues and subordinates of the value of this approach.
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to put someone or something into a less important position:

Examples:

Management found itself subordinated to the markets.

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