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Definition of Rank and file
1. Noun. The ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army). "He rose from the ranks to become a colonel"
Exact synonyms: Rank
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Force, Personnel
Member holonyms: Enlisted Man
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Force, Personnel
Member holonyms: Enlisted Man
2. Noun. People who constitute the main body of any group.
Generic synonyms: People
Definition of Rank and file
1. Noun. Common soldiers, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) Those lacking any particular title or status; those having no station. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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