What does “rank and file” mean?
Or is it rank IN file? idk. i hear it and…no clue. omg.
thanks!!
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It means the ordinary members of an organisation, as opposed to officers or managers.
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Rank and file.
it is an army term for your squad; the rank is the rows across and the file is the rows down
We take it to mean the general membership of any organization or employee staff
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It means that you agree with someone 100%, no matter what. For example, Fox News follows President Bush in an rank-and-file manner.
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You are correct, it is “and,” and here is one set of definitions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rank_and_file
It usually is used to refer to the regular members of an organization, as opposed to the people running the organization.
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the ordinary members of an organization that is not the managers.
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