subordinates

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Subordinates often fed her wrong information to undermine her.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2020

Subordinates who saw her as highhanded called her “The Duchess,” at least behind her back.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2019

Hens do it via their pecking order: Subordinates know that if a dominant hen is successfully challenged by a strange hen, they’d best not approach the stranger.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2017

Subordinates refer to him as “the boy genius”; from an investor’s perspective, he’s “a high-risk, high-reward play,” says Alan Geller, a retired oil trader and investor in Retrophin.

From BusinessWeek • Apr. 17, 2014

Subordinates, working under English supervision, are obliged to hurry up.

From India and the Indians by Elwin, Edward Fenton