Ally and Subordinate

Ally

Ally noun - Someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support.

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Subordinate and ally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subordinate" instead a noun "Ally".

Nearby Words: allying, Allie

Subordinate noun - One who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another.

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Ally and subordinate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ally" instead a noun "Subordinate".

good	good ally	good subordinate
female	female ally	female subordinate
trusted	trusted ally	trusted subordinate
best	best ally	best subordinate
Other adjectives: straight, dead, effective, loyal, powerful, young, important, chief, heroic, political, wounded, former, primary, last, competent, closest.

When the young Pompey met the middle-aged, famous and very powerful Sulla, he let the older man know that Pompey came as an equal ally rather than a subordinate, telling him: "More men worship the rising sun than the setting sun".

Source: Useful Notes / Pompey the Great
Eventually the Persians made peace and became a subordinate ally after Heraclitus took their Capitol.

Source: Shoot The Shaggy Dog / Real Life
In the first book, My Enemy, My Ally, Duane has the main character Ael speaking to her subordinate on her own ship in the Romulan (or Rihannsu) language, but her own thoughts and the exposition are all in English.

Source: Translation Convention

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