A specified position in a numbered series.

(nautical, Royal Navy) The rank of a flag officer. / Any of several equivalent ranks in several other naval or other military organizations.

plural of flag rank

At an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level.

Enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files. / (idiomatic) Members of an organization who are not in leadership positions.

(idiomatic) To assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees.

plural of circuit rank

plural of military rank

A grade conferred upon officers in armed forces, police and intelligence agencies, typically denoted by particular insignia affixed to their uniforms.

A member of the rank and file.