Associations to the word «Subaltern»
Noun
- Colonialism
- Platoon
- Private
- Discourse
- Regiment
- Ensign
- Officer
- Mess
- Lieutenant
- Rank
- Colonel
- Captain
- Cavalry
- Sergeant
- Madras
- Major
- Soldier
- Perspective
- General
- Mood
- Infantry
- Command
- Subordinate
- Battery
- Commander
- Battalion
- Troop
- Hussar
- Army
- Corporal
- Colonial
- Post
- Critique
- Salute
- Elite
- Patrick
- Detachment
- Guards
- Worm
- Commandant
- Gunner
- Religion
- Caste
- Benson
- Agency
- Pay
- Study
- Trench
- Artillery
- Hierarchy
- Mapping
- Boots
- Aide
- Superior
- Scholar
- Cadet
- Duty
- Territorial
- Drummer
- Resistance
- Napoleon
- Consciousness
- Comrade
- Identity
- India
- Historian
- Can
- Serving
- Ritual
Adjective
Wiktionary
SUBALTERN, adjective. Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
SUBALTERN, adjective. (logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
SUBALTERN, noun. A subordinate.
SUBALTERN, noun. (British) A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
SUBALTERN, noun. (logic) A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition. For example, some crows are black is a subaltern of all crows are black.
SUBALTERN STUDIES, noun. (historiography) The study and writing of history with a particular focus on the experiences and perspectives of common people, rather than that of political leaders or the elite.
Dictionary definition
SUBALTERN, noun. A British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain.
SUBALTERN, adjective. Inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary".
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