subordinate

/səˈbɔːdənət/ noun [C]

Definition

› WORKPLACE a person who has a less important position than you in a company or an organization: Senior managers had to convince their colleagues and subordinates of the value of this approach.

(Definition of subordinate noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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