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• 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

• rank — rank1 W3 [ræŋk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(position in army/organization)¦ 2 the ranks 3 break ranks 4¦(line)¦ 5 pull rank (on somebody) 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(social class)¦ 8¦(taxi)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rank — [[t]ræ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦♦♦ ranks, ranking, ranked 1) N VAR: with supp Someone s rank is the position or grade that they have in an organization. He eventually rose to the rank of captain... The former head of counter intelligence had been stripped of his …   English dictionary

• high — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of a specified height (one inch high; water was waist high). 2 a far above ground or sea level etc. (a high altitude). b inland, esp. when raised… …   Useful english dictionary

• rank — ▪ I. rank rank 1 [ræŋk] noun [countable] 1. a particular level of job in an organization, especially a government organization or the army: • His father retired with the rank of major. • Knight Ridder named Maxwell King, 46, to succeed Mr.… …   Financial and business terms

• rank — I UK [ræŋk] / US noun Word forms rank : singular rank plural ranks ** 1) [countable/uncountable] someone s official position in the armed forces, police, fire service etc Her rank when she retired was captain. rank of: He joined in 1998, and… …   English dictionary

• rank — rank1 [ ræŋk ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount someone s official position in the military, police force, fire department, etc.: Her rank when she retired was captain. rank of: He joined in 1998, and quickly rose to the rank of detective.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• high-level — adjective Date: 1811 1. occurring, done, or placed at a high level 2. being of high importance or rank < high level diplomats > 3. of, relating to, or being a computer programming language (as BASIC or Pascal) which is similar to a natural… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• high-ranking official — office bearer or functionary of a high rank, high level official …   English contemporary dictionary

• rank — rank1 [raŋk] n. [MFr renc < OFr ranc, renc: see RANGE] 1. a row, line, or series 2. an orderly arrangement 3. a social division or class; stratum of society [people from all ranks of life] 4. a high position in society; high degree; eminence …   English World dictionary