subordinate
/səˈbɔrdɪnət/
adjective
- Lower in rank or position; less important.
- She refused to play a subordinate role in the project.
- In the army, a lieutenant is subordinate to a captain.
- The manager delegated tasks to her subordinate staff.
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noun
- A person who is lower in rank or position, especially in a workplace.
- He was a loyal subordinate who always followed orders.
- The CEO listened carefully to concerns from her subordinates.
- Good leaders treat their subordinates with respect.
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verb
- To treat someone or something as less important; to put in a lower position.
- In her speech, she refused to subordinate women's rights to tradition.
- The company tends to subordinate employee well-being to profits.
- He learned not to subordinate his own needs to please others.