is subordinate authority of 'is subordinate authority of' Domain: governing organization Range: governing organization Formal properties: transitive, anti-symmetric, irreflexive Natural language definition: A governing organization G1 is subordinate to another governing organization G2 iff there is some authority possessed by G2 that is not possessed by G1 and G1 falls within the relevant jurisdiction of G2. A governing organization G1 is subordinate to another governing organization G2 iff there is some authority possessed by G2 that is not possessed by G1 and G1's jurisdiction falls within the relevant jurisdiction of G2. governmental organization