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1 the rank and file
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2 rank
adj. fruktbar, produktiv--------n. rang; stånd; rad; led--------v. ställa upp på rad; dela in i klasser* * *I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) led, rad2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) grad3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) rang, klass, stånd2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) räkna, placeraII [ræŋk] adjective1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) fullkomlig, ren2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) frän, illaluktande, illasmakande•- rankness
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(the) rank and file — the rank and file UK US noun all the members of a group or organization except the leaders or officers The union’s message is popular with the rank and file. Thesaurus: group members and describing group membershyponym Derived Word: rank and file … Useful english dictionary
(the) rank and file — the ordinary members of an organization and not its leaders. The party leadership seems to be losing the support of the rank and file … New idioms dictionary
the rank and file — 1 the officers and the rank and file: OTHER RANKS, soldiers, NCOs, lower ranks; men, troops. 2 a speech appealing to the rank and file: THE (COMMON) PEOPLE, the proletariat, the masses, the populace, the commonality, the commonalty, the third… … Useful english dictionary
the rank and file — UK / US noun all the members of a group or organization except the leaders or officers The union s message is popular with the rank and file. Derived word: rank and file adjective rank and file members of the party … English dictionary
rank and file — ˌrank and ˈfile noun the rank and file the ordinary members of a union, who are not union officials: • So far, leaders are maintaining discipline among the rank and file. rank and file adjective [only before a noun] : • rank and file union… … Financial and business terms
rank-and-file — ˌrank and ˈfile noun the rank and file the ordinary members of a union, who are not union officials: • So far, leaders are maintaining discipline among the rank and file. rank and file adjective [only before a noun] : • rank and file union… … Financial and business terms
rank and file — {n. phr.} Ordinary people; the regular membership of an organization; the enlisted privates in the Army. * /The general usually inspects the rank and file on specific national holidays./ * /The secretary of the association sends letters annually… … Dictionary of American idioms
rank and file — {n. phr.} Ordinary people; the regular membership of an organization; the enlisted privates in the Army. * /The general usually inspects the rank and file on specific national holidays./ * /The secretary of the association sends letters annually… … Dictionary of American idioms
rank and file — n the rank and file the ordinary members of an organization rather than the leaders ▪ The rank and file of the party had lost confidence in the leadership. >rank and file adj [only before noun] ▪ the rank and file members of the trade union … Dictionary of contemporary English
rank´-and-file´ — rank and file, 1. a) common soldiers, not officers, especially those with the rank of corporal or below; ranks. b) the people in a business, labor union, political party, or other institution or group, who are not a part of the management. »Labor … Useful english dictionary
rank and file, the — noun all the members of a group or organization except the leaders or officers: The union s message is popular with the rank and file. ╾ ,rank and file adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
