The meaning of SUBORDINATE is placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior. How to use subordinate in a sentence.

SUBORDINATE definition: placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank. See examples of subordinate used in a sentence.

subordinate noun [C] (PERSON) a person who has a less important position than you in an organization:

A subordinate is someone who works for someone else. As a verb, to subordinate means to place or rank one thing below another. When you're doing a group project, sometimes you have to …

in grammar, denoting or pertaining to a conjunction that introduces such a clause. one that is subordinate, esp. a person working under the authority or control of another. As a captain, he is the …

Subject to the authority or control of another. n. One that is subordinate. 1. To put in a lower or inferior rank or class. 2. To make subservient; subdue.

SUBORDINATE meaning: 1 : in a position of less power or authority than someone else often + to; 2 : less important than someone or something else often + to

Someone who is subordinate to you has a less important position than you and has to obey you. Sixty of his subordinate officers followed his example.

Definition of subordinate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

sub•or•di•nate /adj., n. səˈbɔrdənɪt; v. -dəˌneɪt/ adj., n., v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. being in a lower order or rank: He had to accept a subordinate post in the new administration. secondary: In some colleges …