as in subordinates
one who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another
she is nice to her inferiors as well as to her superiors
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Noun
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Put simply, the theory says the president should be able to issue orders to subordinates and to fire them at will.—
Graham G. Dodds,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025 -
The third-term sheriff is accused of repeatedly harassing his female subordinates and threatening his chief deputy to keep it quiet.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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The stories involving Olympia’s other underlings, Sarah Franklin (Leah Lewis) and Billy Martinez (David Del Rio), were often minimized and isolated.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2025
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Like his Washington, Bargatze’s Farnsworth regaled a trio of underlings (SNL cast members Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, and James Austin Johnson) with ridiculous yet accurate predictions for the future, in this case of TV.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Inferiors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferiors. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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