subordination

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Synonyms: subornation, insubordination, subordinative, subordinating, subordinator, subordinations

Antonyms: subornation, insubordination, subordinative, subordinating, subordinator, subordinations

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Noun

1. The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as [[subordinate#Adjective|subordinate]].
2. The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position.
3. The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer); this quality as a systemic principle of [[discipline]] within a [[hierarchical]] organization.

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