subservient
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Sparta needed allies to fill out its battle array, so it installed subservient leaders throughout the Peloponnese, their allies in the war against Athens.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
"Like Musharraf, he has a subservient prime minister and the authority to reshape the army's structure," he said.
From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025
When Harris acted the way that vice presidents normally do — subservient, self-effacing, careful never to poach the spotlight from the chief executive — it was seen as a failing.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
"Whereas before, a quite subservient audience would just take what was given to them in the media, with natural scepticism, curiosity, and a greater level of information, I think people use more critical thinking."
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025
This wasn’t like the small group of subservient workers we’d known at the Academy or the doublefile inmates from the roomier halls of Coxsackie.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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