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Oppressed vs Subaltern - What's the difference?

oppressed | subaltern |

As adjectives the difference between oppressed and subaltern

is that oppressed is subject to oppression while subaltern is of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.

As a verb oppressed

is (oppress).

As a noun subaltern is

a subordinate.

oppressed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Subject to oppression.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (oppress)
  • subaltern

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
  • a subaltern officer
  • (logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A subordinate.
  • (British) A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
  • *
  • (logic) A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition. For example, some crows are black'' is a subaltern of ''all crows are black .
  • See also

    * lieutenant