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Rank and file

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Noun
  1. 1
    Enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files. uncountable
  2. 2
    the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) wordnet
  3. 3
    The members of an organization, community, etc. who are not in leadership positions. idiomatic, uncountable

    "The executives attend meetings in exotic locations while the rank and file stays at headquarters doing the bulk of the work."

  4. 4
    people who constitute the main body of any group wordnet

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