subordinate
Definitions
Lower in rank, position, or status.
To treat or regard as of lesser importance than something else.
A person under the authority or control of another within an organization.
Examples
The manager was careful not to humiliate his subordinate in front of the entire team.
In many traditional organizations, the needs of the individual are often subordinate to the goals of the company.
She refused to subordinate her personal values to the demands of her new job.
Synonyms
inferior junior secondary subservient assistant underling dependent