- rank and file people
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rank and file people
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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 — File File (f[imac]l), n. [F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. {Enfilade}, {Filament}, {Fillet}.] 1. An orderly succession; a line; a row; as: (a) (Mil.) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of 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 — 1590s, in reference to the horizontal and vertical lines of soldiers marching in formation; thence generalized to common soldiers (1796) and common people (1860) … Etymology dictionary
rank and file — n. 1. the body of soldiers of an army, as distinguished from the officers 2. the common people, as distinguished from leaders or officials; specif., the ordinary members of a labor union, political party, etc., as opposed to its leaders … English World dictionary
rank and file — 1) the officers and the rank and file Syn: other ranks, soldiers, NCOs, noncommissioned officers, lower ranks, enlisted personnel; men, troops; informal noncoms 2) a speech appealing to the rank and file Syn: people, common people … Thesaurus of popular words
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 to the… … Словарь американских идиом
rank and file — noun 1. the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) (Freq. 2) the strike was supported by the union rank and file he rose from the ranks to become a colonel • Syn: ↑rank • Topics: ↑military, ↑ … Useful english 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
rank and file — Synonyms and related words: armed force, armed service, army, array, bourgeoisie, career soldiers, common people, common run, common sort, commonage, commonality, commonalty, commoners, commons, fighting machine, forces, ground forces, ground… … Moby Thesaurus
