as in public
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the chosen few might have the opportunity for a trip in the space shuttle, but it will be a while before the rank and file are taking space trips
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Recent Examples of rank and file
President Trump benefited from the enthusiasm that people like Bongino and Bondi were able to generate among MAGA’s rank and file.
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
Weiner concludes his book by expressing his faith in the agency’s rank and file, but with a clear sense of foreboding.
—Keith Gessen, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
Since the election, he's made overtures to try to start on the right foot, including by holding early meetings with caucus leaders and some rank and file.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
And our rank and file members enable us to fight for them day in and day out.
—CBS News, 1 Sep. 2024
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
Weiner concludes his book by expressing his faith in the agency’s rank and file, but with a clear sense of foreboding.
—Keith Gessen, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
Since the election, he's made overtures to try to start on the right foot, including by holding early meetings with caucus leaders and some rank and file.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
And our rank and file members enable us to fight for them day in and day out.
—CBS News, 1 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rank and file
Noun
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Rumors about the Only Murders in the Building star's nuptials with Benny Blanco being this weekend turned out to be 100-percent true, and as soon as a few beautiful photos of the cute couple were green-lighted to be shared with the eager public, fans were double-tapping with tears in their eyes.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Flay and Williamson began dating earlier this year, taking their relationship public in March.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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In France, many of these free men of color witnessed the tumultuous storming of the Bastille prison in July 1789 and watched with hope as the revolutionary rhetoric of liberty, equality, and fraternity eventually led the French populace to overturn monarchical rule.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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This willingness of the AI to heap praise and act as a sycophant has worrying consequences for the populace as a whole.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Laufey was standing in front of a packed crowd of some 12,000 adoring fans at Oakland Arena.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Masters champ addressed the media after Europe prevailed over the United States 15-13, and specifically called into question the contentious atmosphere and raucous crowd.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tamura, a Las Vegas casino worker, shot himself in the chest after a July 28 mass shooting that killed a police officer, a security guard and two others who worked inside the building.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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But the fight grew more volatile this week, after the White House budget office ordered agencies to prepare mass layoffs in the event of a funding lapse, a sharp break from past practice.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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There would be accusations of race manipulation, an online mob discrediting Wallace’s win as undeserved, and an angry Joe Gibbs Racing organization, which would now realize Hamlin puts another team’s interests ahead of their own.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Trump first began suggesting Wray should be be investigated by the Justice Department after the conservative outlet The Blaze, citing an unidentified congressional source, reported last week that 274 FBI agents had been embedded in the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Rank and file.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rank%20and%20file. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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