junior

I UK [ˈdʒuːnɪə(r)] / US [ˈdʒunɪər] adjective [usually before noun] **

1) a junior person does not have a lot of responsibility or power in their job

a junior minister at the Department of Employment

junior doctors

I was the most junior person there.

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Collocations:
Nouns frequently used with junior
▪  doctor, minister, officer, partner

2) intended for young people, or involving young people

The charity publishes adult and junior newsletters.

the world junior swimming championship

3) connected with junior school

Even infant and junior pupils took part.

4) Junior used after the name of a man who has the same name as his father

Harry Connick Junior

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- be junior to someone

II UK [ˈdʒuːnɪə(r)] / US [ˈdʒunɪər] noun
Word forms "junior":
singular junior plural juniors
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1) [countable] a young person who is involved in a particular activity, especially sport

He was one of 73 juniors invited to compete for a place in the England team.

2)

a) [countable] someone who has less responsibility or experience in their work than another person

cabinet ministers and their juniors

b) [countable] someone whose job is not very important, especially a young person in their first job

the office junior

3) Junior

[singular] American used for talking to or about your son or another young person

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be two years/ten years etc someone's junior — to be younger than someone else by a particular amount

Diane is 12 years her husband's junior.