political subordination to a larger entity
Belgium is more subordinate to the EU than Dubai is to the UAE.
Belgium is more subordinate to the EU than Dubai is to the UAE.
So what? Dubai is still more subordinate to the UAE than you would have thought if you didn't know the UAE existed.
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