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   Rank and file

   /ˌraNGk ən ˈfīl/

   

   noun

   • 1. the ordinary members of an organization as opposed to its leaders: "the rank and file of the Labor party are dissatisfied"

   Word Origin referring to the ‘ranks’ and ‘files’ into which privates and noncommissioned officers form on parade.

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