subordinate

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With the aid of Sara Gettelfinger’s choreography, the five subordinate characters jelled as an ensemble, supplying ambience and making up for the missing chorus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

But Ricardo Monreal, parliamentary leader for the ruling Morena party, rejected the idea that Washington could make Mexico a "subordinate".

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Trump visited the construction site, theatrically inspecting it like a mob boss checking on a wayward subordinate.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

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 • Jan. 10, 2026

I said that if I were in a similar position to his, I would try to subordinate my own interests to those of the people.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela