subordinate
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Another cop, whose name was not released by the department, was suspended for 10 days after both failing to disclose a relationship with a subordinate and using a department database for nonwork purposes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Federalism requires that state governments be viewed as parallel, not subordinate, to the federal government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 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
In order to respond to me, Aucamp would have had to humiliate his subordinate.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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