military rank
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- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ræŋk/
:
rango militar
- The military rank displayed on his uniform indicated he was a senior officer with years of experience.
Examples
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As he climbed through the military rank system, he gained more responsibilities and respect from his peers.
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In a nation where civilian and military rank were of the utmost social and cultural importance, the idea of a mere commander sending generals and admirals unsolicited proposals for peace was unprecedented.
Academic text (1993) -
Why is he not facing further sanctions, such as reduction in his military rank?
Blog text (4) -
However, in order to do this, they needed to clear the way among the top military ranks, at which point their strategy backfired.
Academic text (1990) -
Age, years of formal education, marital status, military unit, and military rank were obtained during the medical and psychological interview.
Academic text (1992) -
Equally important, even the power differentials associated with military rank did not mitigate the risk of harassment for women.
Academic text (1994) -
Your military rank and position are obvious to me, colonel and so are your attempts to discredit me with my superiors in Berlin.
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Progress in reducing alcohol abuse in the higher enlisted ranks, for example, was not as marked as in other military rank cohorts.
Academic text (1992) -
The purely structural variables (age, military rank, branch of the service, historical location) help to locate the event in a sociologically meaningful way.
Academic text (1998) -
In accordance with the articles of war, prisoner will be stripped of his military rank and held in confinement until the firing party will execute the sentence of death.
Synonyms
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A position in a group that shows someone's status or authority
A person's rank in the armed forces
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a position or level of authority in a military organization' is directly derivable from combining 'military' (relating to soldiers or war) and 'rank' (a level of authority). This is a regular, compositional noun-noun combination found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The phrase military rank may come from soldiers standing in straight rows. The word rank once meant a row or level, so a soldier's place in the row showed how much power they had, and that is why military rank now means an official 'position' or level of authority.