7 sentences with 'subordinate'
Example sentences and phrases with the word subordinate and other words derived from it.
• « At the same time, Greek society itself was deeply divided and unequal. First of all, women were in a subordinate position. »
• « By Roman law slaves were held in such a subordinate position by the law that a slave's testimony was only permitted in court cases if it had been obtained by torture. »
• « In the spring of 1968, Czech Communist leader Alexander Dubcek (who had fought against the Nazis in the war and had been a staunch ally and trusted subordinate of the Soviets up to that point) received permission from Moscow to experiment with limited reforms. »
• « The viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, created in 1776 by Charles III, was divided into eight governorates and four military governorships directly subordinate to the viceroy. »
• « The four subordinate military governorships of the viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata were those of Montevideo, in the Banda Oriental; of the Missions, which included the present-day province of the same name and territories that today form part of Brazil; of Moxos, in Upper Peru; and of Chiquitos, which included regions that now belong to Bolivia or Paraguay. »
• « Although this Paraguayan Junta did not subordinate itself to the Buenos Aires government, its purpose was to maintain peace and friendship with the latter. Paraguay henceforth isolated itself from the rest of the River Plate provinces and eventually declared itself independent. »
• « Some citizens of the River Plate, especially in Buenos Aires, argued for a unitary organisation of the country, i.e., that everything should depend on a central government and that the provinces should be subordinate administrative units, with local authorities appointed by the central government. »