rank
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- noun
- /ræŋk/
- At the beginning of July 2012, Manaf announced his defection from the ranks of the regime.
- rank-and-file
- join the ranks
- close ranks
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- So there's a reason for why the Palestinians don't break ranks, Palestinian intellectuals.
- But I have to say I shan't be adding this book to its ranks.
- It like it like the whole ordeal just like allowed me to join the ranks of true American heroes.
- This week we see the first large scale mutiny in the ranks.
Examples
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Clearly, she was rejoining the ranks alongside many other parents.
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Most of tomorrow's future leaders will come from the ranks below the level of today's presidents.
Academic text (1990) -
Soon, there will be ranks and weight classes.
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Anyone with a rank of baron or over was automatically eligible to be a Fellow.
Academic text (2011) -
And as Joan rose through the ranks of the company and her profits grew and grew, so did she!
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Maintaining "good order and discipline" in the ranks is a critical social concern.
Academic text (1999) -
The Alliance, despite the increasing numbers of American-born Poles in its ranks, held to the ideological mission.
Academic text (1999) -
Our ranks swelled.
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As federal prosecutors have increasingly relied on corporate N/DPAs, the ranks of their critics have swelled.
Academic text (2017) -
Many experienced teachers joined the ranks of new educators looking for innovative methods.
Synonyms
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4.3
Ordinary members of a group who are not leaders
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A method to measure the relationship between two ranked variables while keeping other variables the same
- Specialized
To measure how two sets of scores are related by comparing their ranks
- Specialized
A number that shows how closely two sets of ranked scores move together
- Specialized
A number that shows how similar the order of items is in two lists
How Senior
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rank for the ordinary members of a group comes from the same image of people standing in a line, so the 'ranks' are the common people rather than the leaders. That's why being in the ranks means being a regular member of an organization.