rank and file

1. noun Ordinary members who are not in a position of leadership, authority, or power. The deal was rejected by a large majority of the rank and file within the union.

2. adjective Everyday; ordinary; not in a position of authority or power. Often hyphenated. The scandal appears to go beyond rank-and-file officers all the way to the heads of the police force. Everyone assumes I make a lot of money because I work in the film industry, but the pay for a rank-and-file crew member is actually pretty low.

See also: and, file, rank

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

rank and file

1. Lit. regular soldiers, not the officers. I think there is low morale among the rank and file, sir. The rank and file usually do exactly as they are told.

2. Fig. the ordinary members of a group, not the leaders. The rank and file will vote on the proposed contract tomorrow. The last contract was turned down by the rank and file last year.

See also: and, file, rank

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

rank and file

Followers, the general membership, as in This new senator really appeals to the rank and file in the labor unions. This expression comes from the military, where a rank denotes soldiers standing side by side in a row, and file refers to soldiers standing behind one another. The first recorded figurative use of this term was in 1860.

See also: and, file, rank

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

rank and file

The rank and file of an organization are its ordinary members rather than its leaders. He gave the sort of speeches the rank and file wanted to hear. Note: Rank-and-file is often used before nouns. The take-home pay of a rank-and-file orchestra member at the time was only 2.7 million lire per month.

See also: and, file, rank

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

rank and file

the ordinary members of an organization as opposed to its leaders.

The notion behind the expression is of the ‘ranks’ and ‘files’ into which privates and non-commissioned officers form on parade.

See also: and, file, rank

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

(the) ˌrank and ˈfile

(the) ordinary members of a group or an organization: I can see that you are happy with the plan but what will the rank and file think? The rank-and-file members don’t elect the leader. OPPOSITE: (the) top brass

In the military, the rank and file are ordinary soldiers who are not officers.

See also: and, file, rank

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

rank and file

n. the common members of something. What will the rank and file think of the proposal?

See also: and, file, rank

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

rank and file, the

The general population; followers rather than leaders. This term comes from the military, where it means soldiers and noncommissioned officers as opposed to officers. Both words actually refer to specific lineups, a rank meaning men aligned side by side and a file men standing behind one another. It is the soldiers and noncommissioned who line up in this way, with the officers standing in front or to the side. The military expression dates from the sixteenth century. In the late eighteenth century it began to be applied figuratively to the general membership of a large group or the individuals in a series. Robert Burns did so in First Epistle to Davie (1784): “The words come skelpan, rank and file.”

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释义	rank and file rank and file 1. noun Ordinary members who are not in a position of leadership, authority, or power. The deal was rejected by a large majority of the rank and file within the union. 2. adjective Everyday; ordinary; not in a position of authority or power. Often hyphenated. The scandal appears to go beyond rank-and-file officers all the way to the heads of the police force. Everyone assumes I make a lot of money because I work in the film industry, but the pay for a rank-and-file crew member is actually pretty low. See also: and, file, rank Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. rank and file 1. Lit. regular soldiers, not the officers. I think there is low morale among the rank and file, sir. The rank and file usually do exactly as they are told. 2. Fig. the ordinary members of a group, not the leaders. The rank and file will vote on the proposed contract tomorrow. The last contract was turned down by the rank and file last year. See also: and, file, rank McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. rank and file Followers, the general membership, as in This new senator really appeals to the rank and file in the labor unions. This expression comes from the military, where a rank denotes soldiers standing side by side in a row, and file refers to soldiers standing behind one another. The first recorded figurative use of this term was in 1860. See also: and, file, rank The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. rank and file The rank and file of an organization are its ordinary members rather than its leaders. He gave the sort of speeches the rank and file wanted to hear. Note: Rank-and-file is often used before nouns. The take-home pay of a rank-and-file orchestra member at the time was only 2.7 million lire per month. See also: and, file, rank Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. rank and file the ordinary members of an organization as opposed to its leaders. The notion behind the expression is of the ‘ranks’ and ‘files’ into which privates and non-commissioned officers form on parade. See also: and, file, rank Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (the) ˌrank and ˈfile (the) ordinary members of a group or an organization: I can see that you are happy with the plan but what will the rank and file think? The rank-and-file members don’t elect the leader. OPPOSITE: (the) top brass In the military, the rank and file are ordinary soldiers who are not officers. See also: and, file, rank Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary rank and file n. the common members of something. What will the rank and file think of the proposal? See also: and, file, rank McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions rank and file, the The general population; followers rather than leaders. This term comes from the military, where it means soldiers and noncommissioned officers as opposed to officers. Both words actually refer to specific lineups, a rank meaning men aligned side by side and a file men standing behind one another. It is the soldiers and noncommissioned who line up in this way, with the officers standing in front or to the side. The military expression dates from the sixteenth century. In the late eighteenth century it began to be applied figuratively to the general membership of a large group or the individuals in a series. Robert Burns did so in First Epistle to Davie (1784): “The words come skelpan, rank and file.” See also: and, rank The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: angle angling high high, wide, and handsome wear (one's) apron high fire and brimstone bummer swag References in periodicals archive 'The ruling is for the rank and file, hence, they should benefit from that,' he said during a visit to the Inquirer office. To implement the high court ruling, the BSP drew up a new salary scale in March 2005 giving the officers a 43.32-percent salary increase, and the rank and file employees a 5-percent increase, Tacata claimed. 'I believe only the RandFs (rank and file employees) should have been given an adjustment,' he said, noting that from 1993 the officials enjoyed huge increases, while rank and file employees had increases that did not go beyond the SSL scale. Retiree seeks Senate probe of unfair BSP salaries The New Rank and File's broad scope makes it useful in a wide array of pedagogical settings. Several parts of The New Rank and File feature group interviews with innovative, community-based organizations such as the Chinese Staff and Worker Association (CSWA) and the Coalition of University Employees at the University of California (CUE). The activists featured in The New Rank and File approach unions, the labor movement, and capitalism from a wide diversity of ideological and experiential vantage points. The New Rank and File With Rank and File and The New Rank and File, the Lynds reminds us that we owe a debt to both to the past, and to the people in the trenches today. History -- of the Inspirational Kind Business leaders, for their part, are leery of any movement that might stir the rank and file and cause confrontation with management. sure the delegates come from the rank and file, not local union bureaucracies. Yet mindful of a spotty history that has included wildcat strikes and violence, many doubt that an all-powerful rank and file can be labor's salvation. Putting 'move' back into labor movement: livelier rank and file seen as key to revival The SMATA and Luz y Fuerza workers' discontent with the specific measures of the regime and their adverse effects on rank and file interests compelled the leadership to adopt increasingly militant tactics between 1966 and 1969 but also to look for allies among other unions. The leadership role both the SMATA and Luz y Fuerza would assume in the Cordobazo was due in no small part to their more independent, democratic structures and the constant need and willingness of the leadership to respond to shifting rank and file wishes. Working class protest, popular revolt, and urban insurrection in Argentina: the 1969 Cordobazo Blee offers the names of eight Indiana Klan leaders and 118 of the rank and file. We do not know how representative socially or economically these leaders are of the leadership group or even what leadership ranks they held. Women of the Klan: Racism and Gender in the 1920s Dunphy with his HOD was the winner last year at 8-3 against the Rank and Files Associates and now, the 2nd was held last Wednesday, where the Rank & Files won by 11-8. R & F Associates win 2nd Sheraton Riyadh Football Tournament
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