1. A division or section that is ranked lower in hierarchy or importance within an organization, system, or structure
The marketing department is a subordinate division of the company's corporate structure.
O departamento de marketing é uma subdivisão da estrutura corporativa da empresa.
2. In administrative or military contexts, a smaller unit that reports to a higher-ranking unit
Each subordinate division of the regiment reported directly to the colonel.
Cada subdivisão do regimento prestava contas diretamente ao coronel.