subordinate

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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.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, the history of sacrifice is one of heteronomy—that is, being subordinate to “forces that we do not control.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"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

She says she was then demoted to a subordinate role on a big internal project supporting the other senior manager her report had implicated.

From BBC