subaltern

səˈbɔltərn

Definition

Definition of subaltern - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

social sciences

TECH.

member of a marginalized group

TECH.

The subaltern voices were finally heard in the meeting.

subordinate

underclass

military

Dated

junior officer in the British army

Dated

The subaltern received orders directly from the captain..

ensign

lieutenant

Adjective

military

of lower rank or status, often in military

He served as a subaltern officer during the war.

inferior

junior

logic

TECH.

asserting part of what a related proposition asserts

TECH.

The subaltern statement was less comprehensive than the original.

subordinate

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Origin of subaltern

Latin, sub (under) + alternus (alternate)

Examples of subaltern in a sentence

Subaltern groups often struggle for representation.
The subaltern led the troops during the drill.
A young subaltern was assigned to the regiment.
The subaltern ranks were given new orders.
As a subaltern, he followed the captain's lead.
Her argument was subaltern to the main thesis.

The subaltern clause added depth to the discussion.

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French:subalterne, partiel, ...
German:Subalterne, subaltern, ...
Italian:subalterno, secondario, ...
Spanish:subalterno, subordinado, ...
Portuguese:subalterno, secundário, ...
Chinese:底层群体, 下级的, ...
Japanese:サバルタン, 下級, ...
Arabic:مُهَمَّش, دُونِيٌّ, ...
Hebrew:סוּבָּאָלְטֶרְן, זוּטָר, ...
Russian:угнетённый, подчиненный, ...
Ukrainian:підлеглий, молодший, ...
Hindi:उपवर्गीय, निम्न श्रेणी, ...
Bengali:প্রান্তিক ব্যক্তি, নিম্নতর, ...
Catalan:persona marginada, inferior, ...
Czech:subaltern, nižší, ...
Danish:marginaliseret person, underordnet, ...
Dutch:ondergeschikte, ondergeschikt, ...
Greek:υποτελής, κατώτερος, ...
Hungarian:alárendelt, alacsonyabb rangú, ...
Khmer:សមាជិកក្រុមសង្គមដែលត្រូវបានរុញទៅគែម, ថ្នាក់ទាប, ...
Korean:서발턴, 하급의, ...
Persian:به حاشیه رانده‌شده, زیر دست, ...
Polish:osoba marginalizowana, niższy rangą, ...
Portuguese (BR):subalterno, oficial subalterno, ...
Romanian:marginalizat, subaltern, ...
Swedish:subaltern, underlöjtnant, ...
Thai:ผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชา, ชั้นผู้น้อย, ...
Turkish:alt sınıf, ast, ...
Vietnamese:người bị gạt ra ngoài lề, cấp dưới, ...

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Definition of subaltern - Reverso English Dictionary

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Adjective

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