0 a position in an organization, such as the army, showing the importance of the person having it:
Ministers of cabinet rank receive a higher salary than other ministers.
Having a large income is one of the advantages of rank (= high position).
He's in the front/first rank of (= one of the best) international tennis players.
Consumer preferences were placed in rank order from 1 to 5.
Marty has joined the ranks of the (= become) unemployed.
The party leadership seems to be losing support in the ranks.
He joined the company in 2008 and has been rising through the ranks ever since.
1 a row, especially of people or things standing side by side:
2 (especially of something bad) complete or extreme:
3 used to describe plants that grow too fast or too thickly, or an area covered by these:
4 smelling strong and unpleasant:
5 to have a position higher or lower than others, or to be considered to have such a position:
6 a position in relation to others higher or lower, showing the importance or authority of the person having it:
7 smelling very unpleasant:
a rank odor
8 a position in an organization such as the government, army, etc. that shows the importance of someone's job compared to other positions:
high/low/middle rank The committee usually consists of people of a higher rank than the person being interviewed.
a management/executive rank
Despite his lack of Cabinet rank, U.N. diplomats said that the US representative would be listened to carefully.
9 a particular position in a list that shows how important, good, profitable, etc. something is compared to other things of the same type:
10 the members of a group or organization:
11 to keep moving up from a low position in an organization to higher ones:
12 to have or be put into a position on a list of other similar things or people, that compares their importance, level of success, etc.:
rank third/thirtieth, etc. The chemical company will rank 17th among U.S. chemical companies based on sales.
be ranked third/thirtieth, etc. The Japan fund has gone from strength to strength and is ranked fourth in its sector.
rank (sth) among sth The district ranks among the bottom ten in the state for residents' income.
She was ranked among the 25 most powerful business women in the world.
rank low/high Energy costs rank high in importance in consumer's minds.
rank above/below sth England ranked below many other European countries for employment.
13 to make a list of things in order, comparing their importance, level of success, quality, etc.:
We rank a broad range of stocks using both value characteristics and growth characteristics.
When facing a number of challenges, it is often useful to rank their importance so appropriate attention can be provided.
rank sth according to/by sth Cities were ranked according to how many international conferences they hosted.
Colonel is the military rank between lieutenant-colonel and brigadier.
A hospital registrar is of a lower rank than a consultant.
He was promoted to the rank of major in recognition of his valour during the battle.
He achieved ambassadorial rank in 1958.
After many years at the company he eventually worked his way up to the rank of Chief Executive Officer.
A few incredulous spectators watched as Paterson, ranked 23rd in the world, beat the champion.
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