subaltern has definitions from the fields of military,work
1
[ adjective ] inferior in rank or status

Examples

"the junior faculty" "a lowly corporal" "petty officialdom" "a subordinate functionary"

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junior

2
[ adjective ] inferior in rank or status

Examples

"the junior faculty" "a lowly corporal" "petty officialdom" "a subordinate functionary"

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junior

3
[ noun ] (military,work) a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
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