subordinate
Example Sentences
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He wasn’t consulted on a decision to transfer one of his subordinates to another division and worried he would be legally liable for the move.
Prasad took the unusual step of signing the letter to the company himself, rather than a subordinate directly overseeing vaccine applications.
They conducted 360-degree reviews of the Disney executives, talking to subordinates and colleagues as well as bosses.
Casey Higgins, however, said Price is ultimately responsible for disclosing conflicts of interest and argued blaming his subordinates was not a defense to corruption charges.
From Los Angeles Times
Federalism requires that state governments be viewed as parallel, not subordinate, to the federal government.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
