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The word 'subordinate' is correct and is commonly used in written English
It is typically used to refer to someone who is lower ranking than another in terms of authority. For example, "The manager was in charge, but his subordinates handled the day-to-day activities."
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Subordinate
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One who is subordinate.
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Several editions of the Guinness Book of Records list Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhaupt-betriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft, (why, the association for subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services, of course) as the longest compound in the German language, even if there's no evidence that such an association ever existed in real life.
I was on a great polysyllabic spree, a grand tour round the glories of the subordinate clause.
But for quite a while there was this idea where you had one central figure at the top that parliament and state institutions were subordinate to," said Sabry.
Every other consideration is now subordinate to this task.
The aim of the government is to subordinate the media, as a whole if possible, to the political executive.
In a recent interview with South African talk-show host Dali Tambo, he blamed the Gukurahundi killings on armed bandits coordinated by Zapu and a few subordinate, North Korean trained, Fifth Brigade soldiers.
"Les Paradis Artificiels" concludes with a section entitled "Morale" in which Baudelaire says that while hashish certainly enhances the imagination and thus creativity, it is highly dangerous to subordinate all such processes to the drug.
That's right, the minister for women, and thus the portfolio she holds, is subordinate to a man.
They often encourage dress codes like "slag and drag" or "CEOs and corporate hoes", which perpetuate the subordinate status of women and the dominant role of men in society.
The latest candidate, Philippe Dauman, has now been shoved aside in favour of the 55-year-old Mr Karmazin, and is to leave Viacom.If Mr Redstone is not the ideal boss, neither is Mr Karmazin the perfect subordinate.
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