Junior
Junior adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Usage example: junior advisers to the governor
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Two are low-ranking officers (an ensign and a lieutenant junior grade), another is a senior chief petty officer, and the third a crewman.
Source: Red Shirt -
Evil Is Petty: During her time in the CIA, Holt ratted out her entire team to the Islamic extremists they were shadowing, resulting in their deaths, because she was angry they were sidelining her because she was the junior member of the team.
Source: Literature / President's Vampire
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