lower ranks
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Mr. Jordan was once a bomb-thrower from the lower ranks of the GOP who worked his way into top committee posts.
From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023
What's less clear is the current mood in the lower ranks of the army.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2023
This ethnically mixed population dominated urban areas, often working as shoemakers, tailors, and other types of artisans; some mestizo and pardo men served in the lower ranks of the colonial militias.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Goldman has made some diversity progress among the lower ranks.
From Reuters • May 13, 2022
The lower ranks were designated Cihuaquaquilli, or 'lady herb-eaters,' while the higher orders were known as Cihuatlamacasque, or 'lady deaconesses.'
From The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru by Spence, Lewis
