subordinate
adjective
uk/səˈbɔːdənət/ us WORKPLACE
having less power or a lower position than someone else in a company or an organization:
subordinate to sb The condition of motherhood often makes women subordinate to men in the workplace.
a subordinate employee/position/role Before reaching the level of head chef, there was the hard work and subordinate positions in kitchens.
Women are in the minority in the office and are of subordinate status to most of their male colleagues.
less important than something else:
Primary legislation can be amended; subordinate legislation cannot.
subordinate to sth The institute will make the acquired debt subordinate to any new bank lending.
[ before noun ] FINANCE
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subordinate
noun [ C ]
uk/səˈbɔːdənət/ us WORKPLACE
a person who has a less important position than you in a company or an organization:
Senior managers had to convince their colleagues and subordinates of the value of this approach.
subordinate
verb [ T ]
uk/səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/ usto put someone or something into a less important position:
Management found itself subordinated to the markets.