subordinates
- plural of subordinate.
- present tense form of subordinate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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"Subordinates who exercise the president's power are subject to removal by him," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Subordinates often fed her wrong information to undermine her.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2020
Subordinates who saw her as highhanded called her “The Duchess,” at least behind her back.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2019
Hens do it via their pecking order: Subordinates know that if a dominant hen is successfully challenged by a strange hen, they’d best not approach the stranger.
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2017
Subordinates like Lord Heytesbury and Sir James Graham, writing to their chief can only hint their views.
From The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines by O'Rourke, John
