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
She imagines that women might not be subordinate to men, goes mute for nine years and is touched by a god.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2023
The style of a great director should not be subordinate to the sensibility of a studio: It’s the studio, not the filmmaker, who should have to adapt.
From New York Times • May 12, 2022
A government might be instituted as the organ of this will, but it would, from the nature of the case, be subordinate to the people from whom it derived authority.
From Liberalism by Hobhouse, L. T. (Leonard Trelawny)
