rank

/ræŋk/ noun

Translation

› [C, U] a position in society or in an organization, for example the army

rütbe, mevkî, makam

He holds the rank of colonel.672

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

rütbeler

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break ranks › to publicly show that you disagree with a group that you belong to

ait olduğu grupla uyuşmadığını ilan etmek; genel teamüllere aykırı hareket etmek; hiyerarşiye karşı çıkmak

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the rank and file › the ordinary members of an organization and not its leaders

sıradan bireyler, alt tabaka/kademeler

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→ See also taxi rank

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

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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