subsidiary
1. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another • Syn: subordinate, underling, foot soldier • Derivationally related forms: subordinate (for: subordinate) • Hypernyms: assistant, helper, help, supporter • Hyponyms: associate, bottom dog, cog, man, second fiddle, second banana 2. a company that is completely controlled by another company • Syn: subsidiary company • Hypernyms: company
functioning in a supporting capacity - the main library and its auxiliary branches • Syn: auxiliary, supplemental, supplementary • Similar to: secondary • Derivationally related forms: supplement (for: supplementary), supplement (for: supplemental), subsidiarity, auxiliary (for: auxiliary)
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