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the underlings
noun
A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.
Exact(28)
The underlings put their shoulders to the problem at once.
The underlings then go home and "kick their dog," he said.
The underlings did not press their warnings, and the disaster occurred.
Then, as though absolutely nothing is wrong, the underlings and stage hands swing into action.
With all the underlings involved, the beauty parade can run on for the first year of a new administration.
But generally the underlings were a waste of time.The soundest bet was to stick to one of Cormack's favourites and gatecrash the conversation.
Similar(32)
Kick-down or bully-the-underlings preferences imply malevolence towards agents who have lower and neutrality towards agents who have higher payoffs.
Those types have not been discussed in the literature and are included for completeness only: Kick-down or bully-the-underlings preferences imply malevolence towards agents who have lower and neutrality towards agents who have higher payoffs.
Was the underling fired for insubordination?
"Ray Perez was the underling and a wanna-be David Mack, Lygaa recalls.
"So you've got to slap the underling.
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