Definition of "subordinating" []

• Present participle of subordinate. (verb)

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• "The first is a primary tactic in subordinating fractious slaves in the plantation economy."
• "Earlier U.S. presidents have expressed abhorrence for the notion of subordinating fiscal prudence and monetary integrity to government policy objectives."
• "They firmly rejected the idea of subordinating constitutional making processes to parliament."