3 example sentences using superordinate.
Superordinate used in a sentence
Superordinate in a sentence as a noun
Goals is most certainly complex: dreams are superordinate to goals, goals are superordinate to tasks.
Superordinate in a sentence as a verb
Yes, although I like the idea of superordinate goals because I think it eliminates a lot of attempts at bad faith participation.
Superordinate in a sentence as an adjective
Yes, but going back to the parent's point, while you may think it's instinctive to have a dominance trait, the "come on time" rule is only there probably because the manager's superordinate instilled it in him. I guarantee you we are not going back to our primate roots when we wake up and get to office, and OP might be thinking this in too much of a literal sense.
Superordinate definitions
a word that is more generic than a given word
See also: hypernym
place in a superior order or rank; "These two notions are superordinated to a third"
of higher rank or status or value