subcaste

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Recent Examples of subcaste Let Israel choose the words to describe permanent control over a subcaste of about five million civilians who lack rights and representation. Michael Oren, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2023 Hybrid work could even effectively create a subcaste of employees for those who choose to continue doing their jobs remotely, career experts warn. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 May 2021 India remains a largely conservative society where most people don’t marry outside their subcaste, let alone outside their faith. Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcaste
Noun
  • In his mind, the army was not a caste apart but an instrument of the republic – an arena in which self-command and civic virtue were tested.
    Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
  • What does a punk drummer have to do with a scholar of caste in India, or a border reporter who has walked for years with coyotes?
    Javier Garcia del Moral September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But that was back when the world was a simpler place and Mickelson wasn’t the saboteur of professional golf’s social stratum.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The Grammy catapulted her into a new stratum as an artist.
    Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Subcaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcaste. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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