Synonyms for rank and file
rank and file

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1. rank and file, ranknoun

   the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)

   "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"

   Synonyms:
   rank, social rank, social station, membership, social status

2. rank and filenoun

   people who constitute the main body of any group

   Synonyms:
   rank

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1. rank and file

   Synonyms:
   privates, common soldiers (including corporals)

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1. Eric Talley:

   It's about having an appropriate tone at the top, there might be companies that did really well in 2019 and suddenly your company has hit a brick wall. So at the same time you're laying off a bunch of rank and file employees, you're awarding yourself (millions in bonus pay). It just doesn't look very good.

2. Albert Einstein:

   He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

3. Mark Sanford:

   I suspect it would stir up the rank and file. And when you get the rank and file at the grass-roots level, other folks get stirred up within the conference.

4. Kristin Dziczek:

   General Motors has no interest in having a weakened United Auto Worker, united Auto Worker don't want to reach a tentative agreement with leadership on the other side of the table who can't get it ratified by rank and file.

5. Mercedes Schlapp:

   We want to work with rank-and-file Democrats, obviously, what we're seeing right now is that Speaker Pelosi has refused to provide a counteroffer. ... So, we're going to talk to those individuals, to those Democrats, see if we can make some inroads. The President also will be bringing over the Problem Solvers Caucus so that's another opportunity to talk to congressional members. We want to be able to come to a solution and negotiate.