Rank and file

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Noun

rank and file

1. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) Those lacking any particular title or status; those having no station.

   The executives attend meetings in exotic locations while the rank and file stays at headquarters doing the bulk of the work.