🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

subordinação

Pronunciation / Transliteration: subordinação

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Subordination/səˌbɔːrdɪˈneɪʃən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A subordinação ao regimento interno é obrigatória."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of being under the authority, control, or broader significance of another person or thing.

    "The successful operation of the military relies on strict subordination to the chain of command."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin subordinatio, formed from the prefix sub- (under) and ordinare (to arrange or put in order). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, initially denoting military rank order before expanding into grammatical, organizational, and socio-political contexts.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Subordination"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Subordination"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Subordination" Synonym Map