Meanings (ES + gloss)
subalterno
Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
Two weeks after giving birth[…] she [Rachida Dati] was removed and offered no consolation prize other than the subaltern position of No 2 on the UMP's list for the next European el…
a subaltern officer
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