- plural of subordinate.
- present tense form of subordinate (3rd person singular).
subordinates
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The department also didn’t appear to have a policy addressing personal or romantic relationships between supervisors and subordinates, it found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The plaintiff sued for money and settled for an apology plus something his complaint never requested and no court could have awarded: immunity, granted by his own subordinates.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Wasn’t it true, a juror asked, that he had taken to delegating tasks to subordinates in recent years?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The November 2024 indictment in New York accused the industrialist and multiple subordinates of deliberately misleading international investors as part of a vast bribery scheme.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
J. T., who was in his late twenties, had cooled down his subordinates, but he didn’t seem to want to interfere directly with their catch.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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