English-Swedish translations for subordinate

• underordnad
  De mänskliga rättigheterna är inte underordnade terrorism eller aktiv handel.Human rights are not subordinate to terrorism or active commerce.
  De håller även kvar kvinnorna i deras underordnade roller.They also keep women in subordinate roles.
  Säkerhetsfrågor spelar endast en underordnad roll.Safety issues play only a subordinate role.
• underordna
  Den får inte underordnas andra kommersiella avtal.It must not be subordinated to other commercial agreements.
  Sociala principer får inte underordnas ekonomiska friheter.Social principles must not be subordinated to economic freedoms.
  Vi kan inte längre underordna den vinster, egoism och exploatering.In future we will not be able to subordinate this relationship to profit, selfishness and exploitation.
• anställd en
  Vårt företag har 25 anställda.
• arbetare en
• arbetstagare en
  De vanligaste begreppen är ekonomiskt beroende arbetstagare eller delvis underordnade arbetstagare och personer som utför arbete liknande det som anställda utför.The terms used most often are economically dependent workers or para-subordinate workers and persons who perform work similar to that of an employee.

Definition of subordinate

• Placed in a lower class, rank, or position
• Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority
• dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
• Descending in a regular series
• One who is subordinate
• To make subservient
• To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy

Examples

• In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”

Related words

• subordination
• subordinator
• insubordination
• subordinated
• insubordinate
• subordinately
• insubordinately
• subordinationism
• subordinating conjunction