Subordination
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Subordination may refer to one of the following.
- Subordination in a hierarchyHierarchyA hierarchy is an arrangement of items in which the items are represented as being "above," "below," or "at the same level as" one another...
(in military, society, etc.)- InsubordinationInsubordinationInsubordination is the act of willfully disobeying an authority. Refusing to perform an action that is unethical or illegal is not insubordination; neither is refusing to perform an action that is not within the scope of authority of the person issuing the order.Insubordination is typically a...
, obedience
- Insubordination
- Subordination (linguistics)Subordination (linguistics)In linguistics, subordination is a complex syntactic construction in which one or more clauses are dependent on the main clause, such as The dog ran home after it had played with the ball. The italicized text is the subordinate clause...
- Subordination (finance)Subordination (finance)Subordination in banking and finance refers to the order of priorities in claims for ownership or interest in various assets.-Subordination of debt:...
- Subordination agreementSubordination agreementA subordination agreement is a legal document used to make the claim of one party junior to a claim in favor of another. It is generally used to grant first lien status to a lienholder who would otherwise be secondary to another party, with the approval of the party that would otherwise have...
, a legal document used to deprecate the claim of one party in favor of another. - SubordinationSubordination (horse)Subordination is an American millionaire Thoroughbred racehorse who won major Graded stakes races in 1997 and 1998. Owned by Seth Klarman's Klaravich Stables and trained by Gary Sciacca, Subordination won on both dirt and turf racing surfaces.Retired to stud, Subordination stands in at Montana...
, a thoroughbred racehorse and stallion.
- See also InsubordinationInsubordinationInsubordination is the act of willfully disobeying an authority. Refusing to perform an action that is unethical or illegal is not insubordination; neither is refusing to perform an action that is not within the scope of authority of the person issuing the order.Insubordination is typically a...