higher-ranking
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈhaɪər ˈræŋkɪŋ/
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superior
- No word from Anthony, who was now Rome's highest ranking politician.
- higher-ranking officer
- higher-ranking official
- higher-ranking member
So all things being equal, you might consider a higher ranked law school.
- So all things being equal, you might consider a higher ranked law school.
- What was your, were you like the highest ranked CIA guy there?
- Texas suffers from low marks in healthcare and natural environment, and those are two of California's highest ranked categories.
- You have your team Sergeant, which is your senior enlisted leader, your highest ranking enlisted guy who really runs the team like he runs the boys.
- At the time, he was the highest ranking gangster to break his blood oath, earning him the ire of mob aficionados who dubbed him a rat.
Examples
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I am still the highest-ranking officer on this boat.
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Now I'm the ship's highest-ranking officer.
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And of course the high-ranking officers who order this practice are all almost all are men.
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He is the highest ranking member of the Republican Party right now.
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Most high-ranking military officers either visited or served in various NATO headquarters and in the United States.
Academic text (2000) -
Being the highest-ranking official of the Ottoman court, he was in constant contact with foreign ambassadors and visitors.
Academic text (2013) -
In other news, One of Italy's highest- ranking police officials, General Alberto DeCarlo...
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A debate rages over who should apply for amnesty, with former high-ranking officials taking opposite sides.
Academic text (1997) -
On 26 November 1986, one of their highest-ranking officers, Lieutenant General Rudi Mittig, was informed of it.
Academic text (2013) -
She is one of the highest-ranking officials in the organization and has influence over key decisions.
Synonyms
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Having a very important position or rank
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4.1
Having a higher rank or position than other people in a group
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4.2
A person who has an important senior job in an organization
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4.6
A part of an organization that is at a higher position
A person who has a high position in an organization
In a position of power or importance in a group
Antonyms
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Higher-ranking comes from the parts higher ('above') and rank ('position' or 'row'). Imagine people in rows where someone in a higher rank stands above the others, and that image shows why higher-ranking means having a higher position or status.