subordinate
Example Sentences
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They conducted 360-degree reviews of the Disney executives, talking to subordinates and colleagues as well as bosses.
Casey Higgins, however, said Price is ultimately responsible for disclosing conflicts of interest and argued blaming his subordinates was not a defense to corruption charges.
From Los Angeles Times
Federalism requires that state governments be viewed as parallel, not subordinate, to the federal government.
Instead, the history of sacrifice is one of heteronomy—that is, being subordinate to “forces that we do not control.”
"Uganda has been ready for a civilian leader since time immemorial," he insists, adding that according to Uganda's constitution, the military must be subordinate to the civilian authority.
From BBC
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