subaltern

Meanings

Plural: subalterns

Noun

• a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
• A subordinate.
• A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
• A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition.
• A member of a group that is socially, politically and geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure of the colony and of the colonial homeland.

Adjective Satellite

• inferior in rank or status

Adj

• Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
• Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.

Synonyms

junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subordinate

Antonyms

superaltern

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