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• high rank — index eminence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• high-rank|ing — «HY RANG kihng», adjective. of high rank or position; prominent: »A high ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee predicted the House would approve the request (Wall Street Journal) …   Useful english dictionary

• Rank — Rank, n. [OE. renk, reng, OF. renc, F. rang, fr. OHG. hring a circle, a circular row, G. ring. See {Ring}, and cf. {Range}, n. & v.] 1. A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of osiers. [1913 Webster] Many a mountain nigh Rising in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rank and file — Rank Rank, n. [OE. renk, reng, OF. renc, F. rang, fr. OHG. hring a circle, a circular row, G. ring. See {Ring}, and cf. {Range}, n. & v.] 1. A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of osiers. [1913 Webster] Many a mountain nigh… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• high-lev|el — «HY LEHV uhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with persons of high rank or occupying positions of leadership: »high level talks. 2. having or reaching a great height: »a high level dam. 3. occurring high up in the atmosphere: »high level… …   Useful english dictionary

• high up — adjective, adverb 1. ) in a high position above the ground: The phone is too high up on the wall for the kids to reach. Higher up we began to suffer from lack of oxygen. ─ opposite LOW DOWN 2. ) of high rank or status: Her husband was quite high… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• high-up — ˈhigh up noun [countable] informal someone who has a high rank in an organization; = higher up AmE * * * high up UK US noun [C] WORKPLACE ► HIGHER UP(Cf. ↑ …   Financial and business terms

• high-ranking — high rank|ing [ ,haı ræŋkıŋ ] adjective a high ranking person or job is very senior: a high ranking official/officer …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• high-up — n BrE informal someone who has a high rank in an organization = ↑higher up …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• high echelon — high rank, high level …   English contemporary dictionary

• rank — I n. row (esp. mil.) 1) to form a rank 2) to break ranks (also fig.) 3) (misc.) to come up, rise from the ranks position, grade 4) to hold a rank (to hold the rank of captain) 5) to pull (colloq.), use one s rank 6) high; junior; low; senior rank …   Combinatory dictionary