subordinator
noun
sub·or·di·na·tor
sə-ˈbȯr-də-ˌnā-tər 
: one that subordinates
especially
: a subordinating conjunction
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The trouble is that the oppressor and the oppressed, the subordinator and the subordinated, aren’t two distinct groups.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
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“Subordinator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subordinator. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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