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单词 rank and file
释义

rank and file

noun

1
: the enlisted personnel of an armed force
2
: the individuals who constitute the body of an organization, society, or nation as distinguished from the leaders
rank-and-file
ˌraŋk-ᵊn-ˈfī(-ə)l How to pronounce rank and file (audio)
adjective
rank and filer
ˌraŋk-ᵊn-ˈfī-lər How to pronounce rank and file (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • commoners
  • commons
  • crowd
  • herd
  • hoi polloi
  • mass
  • millions
  • mob
  • multitude
  • people
  • plebeians
  • plebs
  • populace
  • public
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Example Sentences

the chosen few might have the opportunity for a trip in the space shuttle, but it will be a while before the rank and file are taking space trips
Recent Examples on the Web The next step for Hall: tackling diversity in her own rank and file. Camille C. Knox, CBS News, 2 July 2022 Unusually for a company that has been disharmonious in the months since Musk launched his takeover bid, Twitter’s rank and file employees have not flocked to support Zatko’s whistleblowing efforts. WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022 Musk spent much of Saturday on Twitter throwing out increasingly wild suggestions for the $37 billion company—scrap ads, abandon the San Francisco headquarters—adding to already sizeable consternation among Twitter rank and file. Abram Brown, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 Like, the rank and file of the committee were briefed late on this. NBC News, 3 July 2022 For Stubson, the Aug. 16 primary isn’t just about Cheney, but about where the rank and file of the state Republican Party stands as a whole. Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 The Republican Party’s rank and file became increasingly radical, and G.O.P. leaders appeared only too happy to follow them. Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 The result was a legacy that was ignored, if not reviled, by the church establishment, but revered within the progressive Catholic rank and file. New York Times, 27 May 2022 The current glimmers of dissent among the Republican rank and file tend to be overshadowed by the religious passion with which most Republican officeholders genuflect in Trump’s direction. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 24 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

rank and file

noun

: the general membership of a union

rank and file

noun

as in public
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite the chosen few might have the opportunity for a trip in the space shuttle, but it will be a while before the rank and file are taking space trips

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • public
  • crowd
  • populace
  • people
  • hoi polloi
  • mass
  • millions
  • mob
  • commons
  • commoners
  • multitude
  • plebeians
  • herd
  • plebs
  • tagrag and bobtail
  • tag, rag, and bobtail
  • middle class
  • cattle
  • rabblement
  • ragtag and bobtail
  • proletariat
  • rout
  • trash
  • rabble
  • riffraff
  • scum
  • unwashed
  • bourgeoisie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • upper crust
  • choice
  • cream
  • flower
  • fat
  • pride
  • elect
  • pink
  • elite
  • aristocracy
  • pick
  • best
  • corps d'elite
  • quality
  • society
  • royalty
  • A-list
  • nobility
  • gentry
  • peerage
  • gentility
  • patriciate
  • haute monde
  • gentlefolk
  • gentlefolks
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