rank and file
Example Sentences
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The GRA, which supports rank and file police officers, would support tougher legislation, including harsher sentences and driving bans for people caught engaging in dangerous behaviour on the roads, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Doyle said part of the secretary’s job is to set the tone for the agency so the rank and file know what is expected of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
But the rank and file, the “MAHA moms,” can be divided into two broad categories, which we’ll call the individualists and the structuralists.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026
He said the rank and file had been hardened “in the fight against corruption” and praised them as “entirely trustworthy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
The seats were filling with officers in full uniform and their ladies; in remoter areas, the rank and file were admitted to celebrate their favorite Regimental commanders in this act of buffoonage.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
