RANK AND FILE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
   Synonym(s)
   • rank (what does rank mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the strike was supported by the union rank and file
   • he rose from the ranks to become a colonel
   Hypernyms(s) rank and file is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • force (what does force mean?)
   • personnel (what does personnel mean?)
2. Meaning
   • people who constitute the main body of any group
   Hypernyms(s) rank and file is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • people (what does people mean?)