rank and file

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1 English
1.1 Alternative forms
1.2 Noun
1.2.1 Translations

English
Alternative forms
rank-and-file

Noun
rank and file (uncountable)
1. Common soldiers, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
2. (idiomatic) Those lacking any particular title or status; those having no station. [quotations ]
The executives attend meetings in exotic locations while the rank and file stays at headquarters
doing the bulk of the work.
Translations
common soldiers

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those lacking title or status

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