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rank and file in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. 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 
  2. people who constitute the main body of any group
    rank and file 
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rank and file in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) (idiom) Those lacking any particular title or status; those having no station.
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