subordinate

Meanings

• adjective, noun

  A person or thing that is subordinate, inferior, or subject to the authority or control of another.

  - "The subordinate employees were asked to leave the room during the meeting."
  - "The subordinate provinces rebelled against the central government."

• noun

  A person holding a lower rank or position in a hierarchy.

  - "The subordinate officer followed the orders of his superior."
  - "The subordinate role in the organization required long hours and little recognition."

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Antonyms

boss , commander , leader , manager , superior , supervisor , independent , main , insubordinate , superior , superordinate

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Synonyms

inferior , junior , report , underling , understrapper , belittle , denigrate , dependent , lesser

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with subordinate
ordinate , substantiate , consolidate

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Variants

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subordinate , subordinately , subordinateness , subordinatenesses , subordinates , subordinated , subordinating , subordinative , subordinate clause

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Forms

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subordinated, subordinating, subordinates

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'subordinatus', meaning 'arranged under, ranked under'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'subordinate' is often used in the context of computers and technology to refer to a program or process that is lower in priority or status.

2. In the military, a subordinate commander is one who is responsible for carrying out the orders of a superior officer.

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Related Concepts

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1. hierarchy: A system of ranking people or things based on importance or authority.

2. superior: A person or thing that is higher in rank or authority.

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Quotes

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1. A reporter's right to protect a source is a "subordinate" matter that obfuscates the more important issue of violating journalistic integrity and responsibility when one becomes an agent, if not a pawn, of a mean-spirited and vindictive retaliation scheme.

   - Jon Duffey,{it}Editor & Publisher{/it},13 Oct. 2003

2. She was thirty-three, furiously frustrated with her "subordinate" role in the studio—attending to the model's hair, makeup, and clothes—and chronically dissatisfied with her own pictures, which represented a different kind of woman's work.

   - Judith Thurman,{it}New Yorker{/it},13 Oct. 2003

3. About two-thirds of the way through, this nonsense comes to life for fifteen minutes when the point of view shifts to that of a "subordinate" character, an aging thug (well played by Laurence Fishburne) who is employed by the casino to spot card counters.

   - Richard Alleva,{it}Commonweal{/it},May 9, 2008

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Culture

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In literature and art, the term 'subordinate' is often used to describe characters or elements that are secondary or supporting to the main narrative. In music, a subordinate chord is one that functions as a secondary chord in a harmonic progression.

How to Memorize "subordinate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person or thing that is beneath or below another in rank or authority.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'subordinate' with the idea of being under the control or authority of someone else.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'subordinate' comes from the Latin word 'subordinatus', which means 'arranged under'.

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