subordinate
Example Sentences
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“Even though there’s an alpha male, the more subordinate males within the troop will mate with the females and do what’s called sneak breeding,” said Candace Sclimenti, curator of mammals at the zoo.
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Some subordinates go along with orders or expectations because they’ve been taught not to challenge authority.
Yet he’s also a workaholic known for firing off texts to subordinates and colleagues as early as 4 a.m.
In Ms. Brett’s signature style, the illustrations are arranged in ornamented panels so that readers ages 4 to 9 can see the main action of the story while also gaining glimpses of subordinate plot developments.
As the Manual for Courts-Martial puts it, disobedience is “at the peril of the subordinate.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
