subaltern

Example Sentences

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The islands, which fell under Danish rule in the fourteenth century, became self-governing in 1948, but the relationship between the two countries remains that of a resentful subaltern state and a condescending colonial power.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 11, 2018

In 1945 she joins the Auxiliary Territorial Service to become No 230873 second subaltern Elizabeth Windsor.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2016

The colonial past is alive in his work—Houellebecq was born on subaltern soil, for god’s sake—and I think he often winks at his crappy narrators enjoying the lingering fruits of empire.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2015

But times have changed, so Mr. Chavarria was in San Diego on Thursday morning, helping to kick off the comic arts conference with a discussion of indigenous cultures and subaltern heroes.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2012

We were interrupted by a subaltern, who scolded us and told us to leave the body lie.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson