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subordinate to

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subordinate someone or something to (someone or something else)
to put someone in an inferior position to someone else; to put something in an inferior position to something else. I am going to have to subordinate you to the other manager, because she has more experience. The first thing you learn is that you must subordinate yourself to your boss.


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You may want your subordinate to shadow someone who is already good at the task.
Furthermore, the authors demonstrate several cases of the monkey (euphemism used for the processes of assigning and controlling) moving from the subordinate to the manager.
It is essentially a high-yield investment in the form of an unsecured loan, which is subordinate to conventional financing.
 
 
 
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