rise through the ranks

idiom

: to begin a career (with a company or institution) with little power or authority and gradually gain more power and authority

She rose through the ranks of the company to become president.

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Recent Examples on the Web

An Enquirer analysis of government data shows that payments Archdeacon received from the company increased in tandem with his rise through the ranks of hospital leadership, from UC Medical Center’s chief of staff, to orthopedic surgery chair, to CEO of UC Physicians in 2021. —Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025

Murphy, though, had a more traditional rise through the ranks, spending eight seasons as the Brewers’ bench coach before becoming manager. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025

But Copeland’s rise through the ranks came at a critical time for Black ballerinas. —Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025

Rensch continued to rise through the ranks, becoming the youngest national master in Arizona history, and eventually winning the national high-school chess championship at the age of 18. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025

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