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rank and file in WordNet English dictionary
noun- the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
"the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"
rank and file rank
- people who constitute the main body of any group
rank and file
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rank and file in English Wiktionary
- (noun) (idiom) Those lacking any particular title or status; those having no station.
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