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• highest ranking person — index chief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• highest — Synonyms and related words: above, acmatic, acme, all absorbing, all knowing, all powerful, all seeing, all wise, almighty, apical, astral, authority, authorization, be all and end all, best, blue ribbon, boundless, capital, cardinal,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• ranking — rank‧ing [ˈræŋkɪŋ] noun [countable] 1. the position of something or someone in a list that has been arranged in order of quality or importance: • The US recaptured from Germany the number one ranking among exporters. 2. a list of things or people …   Financial and business terms

• Ranking of liturgical days in the Roman Rite — serves two purposes. The rank indicates some particular points about the manner of celebrating the day: for instance, the Mass of a Solemnity will include recitation of Gloria in Excelsis and Creed, that of what is now called in a specific… …   Wikipedia

• ranking — [raŋ′kiŋ] adj. ☆ 1. of the highest rank [the ranking officer ] ☆ 2. prominent or outstanding [a ranking composer] n. 1. the act or an instance of listing persons or things in order of importance, achievement, quality, etc. 2. such a listing …   English World dictionary

• ranking — rank|ing1 [ˈræŋkıŋ] n a position on a scale that shows how good someone or something is when compared with others ▪ She is now fifth in the world rankings . ranking 2 ranking2 adj [only before noun] especially AmE a ranking person has a high, or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Ranking member — In United States politics, the ranking member or ranking minority member is a member of a congressional committee from the minority party, frequently the member with the highest seniority. For example, if the Democrats are in control of a house… …   Wikipedia

• Highest-income places in the United States — The highest income places in the United States are usually considered to be in the Northeast; twenty three of the 100 highest income counties by per capita income are located in the Northeast and twenty two by median household income. = Highest… …   Wikipedia

• Highest snooker break — In snooker, a break is the total Cuegloss|Point|point score achieved by a player in a single Cuegloss|Visit|visit to the table. A player s proficiency at building big breaks, particularly Cuegloss|Century|century breaks (scores over 100), is… …   Wikipedia

• ranking — adjective Date: 1847 having a high position: as a. of the highest rank < the ranking officer > b. being next to the chairman in seniority < ranking committee member > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• highest-ever ranking — with the highest rank that has ever been granted …   English contemporary dictionary