be subordinate to
Example Sentences
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"Uganda has been ready for a civilian leader since time immemorial," he insists, adding that according to Uganda's constitution, the military must be subordinate to the civilian authority.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
Ratcliffe, the former DNI, has been nominated as director of the CIA and would be subordinate to Gabbard, according to this plan.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024
“Why do we have institutions in this country? Just to be subordinate to gangs?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2019
Although Mr. Burke would technically be subordinate to a civilian police commissioner, it was clear who was in charge.
From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2016
From such a confusion, it was necessary that the councils themselves must be subordinate to a higher authority—a higher criterion, able to give to them or refuse to them authenticity.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
