The meaning of SUBORDINATE is placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior.

SUBORDINATE meaning: 1 : in a position of less power or authority than someone else often + to; 2 : less important than someone or something else often + to

SUBORDINATE definition: 1. having a lower or less important position: 2. a person who has a less important position than…. Learn more.

Someone who is subordinate to you has a less important position than you and has to obey you. Sixty of his subordinate officers followed his example.

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word subordinate, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

SUBORDINATE definition: placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank. See examples of subordinate used in a sentence.

A subordinate is someone who works for someone else. As a verb, to subordinate means to place or rank one thing below another. When you're doing a group project, sometimes you have to …

sub•or•di•nate /adj., n. səˈbɔrdənɪt; v. -dəˌneɪt/ adj., n., v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. being in a lower order or rank: He had to accept a subordinate post in the new administration. secondary: In some colleges …

Synonyms for SUBORDINATE: lesser, less, smaller, lower, junior, small, minor, inferior; Antonyms of SUBORDINATE: higher, more, greater, major, senior, primary, superior, prime

subordinate noun [C] (PERSON) a person who has a less important position than you in an organization: