a subaltern officer
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Subaltern
/sʌbˈɔltəɹn/
Synonyms for "subaltern" (107 found)
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adcaideaide-de-campbrassbrigadierbrigadier generalcaptainchicken colonelchief of staffcocogcolonelcommandantcommandercommander in chiefcommanding officercommissioned officercommoncommonalitycommonalty
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company officercreature
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demeaningdisadvantagedexecexecutive officerfield marshalfield officerfirst lieutenantfive-star generalflunkyfollowerfour-star generalgeneralgeneral officergeneralissimohoi polloihumblein the shadeinferiorinfra digjemadar
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Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
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lowerlower classlower orderslowlymajormajor generalmarechalmarshalmassesminormodestodofficerone-star generalorderly officerordinarypawnpoor relationrisaldarscrub
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second fiddlesecond ranksecond stringsecondarysenior officerservileshavetailsirdarstaff officersubsubahdarsubjectsublieutenantsubordinatesubservientthe brassthe old manthird rankthird stringthird stringerthree-star generaltop brasstwo-star generalunderlingunderprivilegedunderstrappervulgaryes manyes-man
Adjective(4 words)
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Two weeks after giving birth[…] she [Rachida Dati] was removed and offered no consolation prize other than the subaltern position of No 2 on the UMP's list for the next European elections.
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Celebrating the subversive practices of subaltern groups
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She was an extraordinarily beautiful girl, Margaret Devereux ; and made all the men frantic by running away with a penniless young fellow ; a mere nobody sir a subaltern in a foot regiment, or something of that kind.
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