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31rank — rank1 W3 [ræŋk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(position in army/organization)¦ 2 the ranks 3 break ranks 4¦(line)¦ 5 pull rank (on somebody) 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(social class)¦ 8¦(taxi)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; …
32rank — rank1 rankless, adj. /rangk/, n. 1. a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body. 2. a social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces: the rank of captain. 3. high position or station… …
33Social status — In sociology or anthropology, social status is the honor or prestige attached to one s position in society (one s social position). The stratification system, which is the system of distributing rewards to the members of society, determines… …
34rank — I. /ræŋk / (say rangk) noun 1. a number of persons forming a separate class in the social scale or in any graded body: people of every rank and station. 2. position or standing in the social scale or in any graded body: the rank of colonel. 3.… …
35rank — [[t]ræ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦♦♦ ranks, ranking, ranked 1) N VAR: with supp Someone s rank is the position or grade that they have in an organization. He eventually rose to the rank of captain... The former head of counter intelligence had been stripped of his …
36rank — I [[t]ræŋk[/t]] n. 1) a social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces: the rank of captain[/ex] 2) high position or station: a person of rank[/ex] 3) relative position or standing: a writer of the first rank[/ex] 4) a row or… …
37Social mobility — Sociology …
38Social structure of the United Kingdom — The social structure of the United Kingdom has historically been highly influenced by the concept of social class, with the concept still affecting British society in the early 21st century.[1] Although definitions of social class in the United… …
39rank — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a position in a hierarchy, a grade of advancement. b a distinct social class, a grade of dignity or achievement (people of all ranks; in the top rank of performers). c high social position (persons of rank). d a place in a scale …
40rank — {{11}}rank (adj.) O.E. ranc proud, overbearing, showy, from P.Gmc. *rankaz (Cf. Dan. rank right, upright, Ger. rank slender, O.N. rakkr straight, erect ), perhaps from PIE *reg to stretch, straighten (see RIGHT (Cf. right) (adj.)). In reference… …
