rank

/ræŋk/ noun

Definition

› [C, U] a position in society or in an organization, for example the army: He holds the rank of colonel.

the ranks › the ordinary members of an organization, especially the army

→ See also taxi rank

(Definition of rank noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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