Subordination: meaning, definitions and examples
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subordination
[ səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn ]
in organization
The action of subordinating or the state of being subordinate.
Synonyms
obedience, subjugation, submission
Examples of usage
- Subordination within the company is clearly defined.
- The subordination of junior staff to senior staff is crucial for the organization to function effectively.
linguistics
The dependence of one syntactical element on another in a sentence.
Synonyms
connection, dependency, subjection
Examples of usage
- The subordination of the clause to the main clause is evident in this sentence.
Translations
Translations of the word "subordination" in other languages:
🇵🇹 subordinação
🇮🇳 अधीनता
🇩🇪 Unterordnung
🇮🇩 subordinasi
🇺🇦 підпорядкування
🇵🇱 podporządkowanie
🇯🇵 従属（じゅうぞく）
🇫🇷 subordination
🇪🇸 subordinación
🇹🇷 itaat
🇰🇷 종속 (jong-sok)
🇸🇦 خضوع
🇨🇿 podřízenost
🇸🇰 podriadenosť
🇨🇳 从属 (cóngshǔ)
🇸🇮 podrejenost
🇮🇸 undirgefni
🇰🇿 бағынушылық
🇬🇪 დამორჩილება
🇦🇿 tabeçilik
🇲🇽 subordinación
Word origin
The word 'subordination' originates from the Latin word 'subordinatio', which is derived from 'sub-' meaning 'under' and '-ordinatio' meaning 'order'. The concept of subordination has been prevalent in various aspects of human society for centuries, from organizational structures to linguistic analysis.
See also: insubordinate, insubordinately, subordinately.