rank and file

Noun
  1. The ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) (synset 108415136)
    "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: force, personnel - group of people willing to obey orders
    member holonym: enlisted man - a male enlisted person in the armed forces
    same as: rank
  2. People who constitute the main body of any group (synset 108418668)
    is a type of: people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

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