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"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
"word": "下屬"
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"roman": "xiàshǔ",
"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
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"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
"word": "ondergeschikte"
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"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
"word": "alainen"
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"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
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"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
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"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
"tags": [
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"word": "Untergebener"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
"tags": [
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"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
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"word": "Unterling"
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"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
"word": "beosztott"
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"alt": "したっぱ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shitappa",
"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
"word": "下っ端"
},
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"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
"word": "sosoran"
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"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
"tags": [
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"word": "subiectus"
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"roman": "podčinjónnyj",
"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
"tags": [
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},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "mélkaja sóška",
"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
"tags": [
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"feminine"
],
"word": "ме́лкая со́шка"
},
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lûuk-nɔ́ɔng",
"sense": "a subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority",
"word": "ลูกน้อง"
}
],
"word": "underling"
}
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