subaltern

• يصف شخصًا أو جماعة ذات مرتبة أو مكانة أدنى، ويُستخدم كثيرًا في النظرية ما بعد الاستعمارية للإشارة إلى الفئات المهمّشة.

Describes a person or group that is of lower rank or status, often used in postcolonial theory to refer to marginalized populations.

1. Inferior in rank or statusC1formal

   Lower in position, rank, or authority within a hierarchy.

   تابع

   • The subaltern officers followed the general's orders without question.
   • In the colonial administration, subaltern officials often had limited power.
   • The subaltern classes rarely had their voices heard in historical records.

   المرادفاتinferiorjuniorlesserlower-rankingminorsecondarysubordinate

   الأضدادchiefprincipalseniorsuperior

• اسم يشير إلى ضابط في الجيش البريطاني برتبة أدنى من النقيب، ويُقصد به عادةً الملازم أو الملازم الأول. كما يُستخدم في السياق الفكري للدلالة على التابع أو الأدنى مرتبةً في التسلسل الهرمي.

A noun referring to a British commissioned army officer of a rank below captain, typically a second lieutenant or lieutenant.

1. Junior military officerC1formalbritish

   A British commissioned army officer of the rank of second lieutenant or lieutenant, below the rank of captain.

   ضابط صغير

   • The subaltern led his platoon through the training exercise.
   • He was promoted from subaltern to captain after two years of service.
   • The subaltern reported directly to the battalion commander.