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  • 21subordinate — 01. The major was admired and respected by all his [subordinate] officers. 02. Our corporate philosophy holds that profits must sometimes be [subordinated] to employee satisfaction in order to create a positive working environment. 03. It is… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 22subordinate — sub|or|din|ate1 [ sə bɔrdınət ] adjective * 1. ) having less power or authority than someone else: He handed the case down to one of his subordinate officers. subordinate to: All members of the committee are subordinate to the chairman. 2. ) less …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23subordinate — subordinates, subordinating, subordinated (The noun and adjective are pronounced [[t]səbɔ͟ː(r)dɪnət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]səbɔ͟ː(r)dɪneɪt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT: oft poss N If someone is your subordinate, they have a less important position …

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  • 24Subordinate officer — A subordinate officer, in many navies (and sometimes other services) in the English speaking world, is an officer who has not finished their initial training. Such officers are not commissioned, but are treated for most intents and purposes as… …

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  • 25subordinate — I adj. subordinate to II v. (D; refl., tr.) to subordinate to (they had to subordinate their own needs to the needs of the group) * * * [sə bɔːdɪneɪt] subordinate to (D; refl., tr.) to subordinate to (they had to subordinate their own needs to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 26Subordinate clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A subordinate clause is a clause which adds to or completes the information given in a main clause. Most subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction such as because , if , or that . Many subordinate clauses are adverbial… …

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  • 27subordinate clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A subordinate clause is a clause which adds to or completes the information given in a main clause. Most subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction such as because , if , or that . Many subordinate clauses are adverbial… …

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  • 28subordinate — subordinately, adv. subordinateness, n. subordination, subordinacy /seuh bawr dn euh see/, n. subordinative /seuh bawr dn ay tiv, bawr dn euh /, adj. adj., n. /seuh bawr dn it/; v. /seuh bawr dn ayt /, adj., n., v …

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  • 29subordinate — {{11}}subordinate (adj.) mid 15c., from M.L. subordinatus placed in a lower order, made subject, pp. of subordinare place in a lower order, from L. sub under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + ordinare arrange (see ORDAIN (Cf. ordain)). Related:… …

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  • 30Subordinate Courts of Singapore — The Subordinate Courts of Singapore is one of the two tiers of the court system in Singapore, the other tier being the Supreme Court. The Subordinate Courts comprise the District and Magistrate Courts both of which oversee civil and criminal… …

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