social rank
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈsoʊʃəl ræŋk/
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rango social
- We often found that people's social rank influenced their access to education and job opportunities.
- high social rank
- age and social rank
- men of high social rank
So social rank is something that I think exists in every little niche, like, you know, at work and maybe even in the family, their social rank.
- So social rank is something that I think exists in every little niche, like, you know, at work and maybe even in the family, their social rank.
Examples
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Many cultures have specific traditions that reflect a person's social rank, such as different ways of greeting based on status.
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But it could mean the children have inherited a high social rank.
Academic text (1994) -
Furthermore, movement within these social ranks was extremely limited and certainly had little to do with an individual's ability.
Academic text (1994) -
And she had just gotten her first lesson in her appropriate social rank and her appropriate social behavior.
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- We would invite you to join us, but the difference in social rank and wealth, it makes it silly.
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Research regarding nonhuman animal behavior demonstrates a positive relationship between social rank and physical size.
Academic text (2014) -
Apparently, such elaborate floral trappings were given only to persons of high social rank and were considered an honor.
Academic text (2011) -
Thus, wealth began to play a major role in renewing or upgrading one's social rank.
Academic text (2015) -
In this context, jurists and scholars were accorded high social rank.
Academic text (2004) -
A female's social rank profoundly influences her reproductive success.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
957
3.2
A person's job or rank in a group like a company
512
2.7
A person's social or professional position compared with others
304
3.2
A position in a group that shows someone's status or authority
217
3.7
The level of respect or place someone has in a group
95
6.3
A person's social rank or place in society
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7.7
A level of people in a company or organization
13
4.1
A person's place in society based on money, job, or family
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3.0
A group of people with similar money, jobs, or education
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7.8
A group of people with similar social position, income, and education
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6.6
A person's place in a community based on wealth or rank
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person's position or level in society' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'social' (relating to society) with 'rank' (a level or position). This modifier + noun composition is common across languages and follows standard semantic composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words should readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Social rank may come from the simple image of people standing on different steps, with those higher up having more money, family status, or power. So, rank is their 'place' or 'level', and social rank means a person's 'place' in society.