higher rank
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3.9
- noun
:
rango superior
- Promotion to a higher rank often comes with additional responsibilities and duties.
- women in higher rank
- high-ranking official
And so that kind of compression and a severe thinning of military higher ranks is absolutely necessary.
- And so that kind of compression and a severe thinning of military higher ranks is absolutely necessary.
- We don't steal valor by saying that we had a higher rank in the in the National Guard than we did.
- She's like, Sir, the highest rank is dictators and Saudi Princess.
- He did nothing about the misstating of his higher rank.
Examples
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In the land of America, she rose to great heights, attaining one of the highest ranks in the republic.
Fiction book (1997) -
Each was awarded the honor of removal to a higher rank.
Fiction book (1998) -
Work your way up to higher ranks, and then you might get some time off for the holidays.
Blog text (13) -
Men are considered to be successful managers, which leads to fewer numbers of women managers at higher ranks.
Academic text (2008) -
- Technically, sir, Lance Daffadar is a higher rank than Private.
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Persons of higher rank expected public deference from their inferiors.
Academic text (1992) -
Headrests were owned by Luba leaders and other persons of high rank who could afford them.
Academic text (1995) -
The lack of change in the proportions of women in higher ranks was not due to a static professoriate.
Academic text (2004) -
She achieved a higher rank after years of dedicated service in the military.
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The committee is led by members of higher rank who have more experience and authority.
Synonyms
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3.2
A position in a group that shows someone's status or authority
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4.5
Higher rank or status because someone has worked longer in a job
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4.4
A position of respect and importance in society or at work
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4.9
A higher position that an organization gives to people with more years of work or experience
Antonyms
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a position or status that is superior' is directly and predictably derived from 'higher' (comparative of 'high') combined with 'rank' (level or position). This comparative adjective + noun composition follows a common grammatical pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Higher rank comes from the simple image of people standing on steps. People on a higher step or in a higher rank are above others and have more power or respect, so the phrase means a 'position that is superior to others'.