He is, though, part of a government whose stated political approach is a "vertical of power" subordinating formerly independent branches of government -- and, critics say, society -- to federal control.
What he asks is really the surrender of Iran's advanced technology: a surrender that would seal its consent to be a second-rate regional power, subordinate to the will of Israel.
In recent years, Bill, Jr., has given up some of his job titles (he is no longer the president of NASCAR) and relinquished power to subordinates, but he still has the final word on important decisions.
It is about the intense power over subordinates: Can't you hear the choir now?
Avoid practices that allow leaders to exploit their power and subordinates to feel powerless or without recourse.
In objectification, dominant groups project their desires onto subordinate groups and, in virtue of their power, make subordinate groups conform to the way dominants want them to be.
Those in charge merely demand "ever closer union", which means ever more power over subordinate democracy.
Though Mr Rouhani is president, his position of power remains subordinate to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Under Iran's current political order, Mr. Khatami's power is subordinate to that of the conservative clergy, led by the supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Glamour front-end activities of branding and design have the power to subordinate and claim the profit of assemblers and suppliers; as Apple does at the expense of Foxconn's Chinese workforce in Shenzhen.
