rank and file
[noun]
Synonyms: general public, majority, mass, masses

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ˌrank and ˈfile noun
the rank and file the ordinary members of an organization rather than the leaders:
The rank and file of the party had lost confidence in the leadership.
—rank-and-file adjective [only before noun]:
the rank-and-file members of the trade union

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rank and file
the ordinary members of an organization and not its leaders.
The party leadership seems to be losing the support of the rank and file.

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rank-and-file
the rank and file - the ordinary members of an organization and not its leaders.
Nearly two-thirds of the vote went to union leaders and rank-and-file party activists.
(always before noun)

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rank and file
the members of a group and not the leaders, regular soldiers and not the officers
The rank and file of the large union were happy with their new contract.

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rank and file
n. phr. Ordinary people; the regular membership of an organization; the enlisted privates in the Army.
The general usually inspects the rank and file on specific national holidays.
The secretary of the association sends letters annually to the rank and file.

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