What does rank-and-file mean?
Rank-and-file means Belonging or pertaining to the rank and file..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Belonging or pertaining to the rank and file..
The morale of the rank-and-file Highland railwaymen has remained remarkably high, in view of the extent to which the London press and many an English M.P. have already discarded their railways.
Rank-and-file progressives don’t usually think of the immigration policies they support—expanding refugee quotas, easing restrictions on some classes of immigrants, and ending family separation—as an endorsement of detention, deportation, and racialized terror.
But Mr. Musk also has fans among Twitter’s rank-and-file, and some employees have welcomed his bid.
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Rank-and-file means Belonging or pertaining to the rank and file..
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The morale of the rank-and-file Highland railwaymen has remained remarkably high, in view of the extent to which the London press and many an English M.P. have already discarded their railways.
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