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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pǔtōng chéngyuán
"这项决定获得了广大普通成员的支持。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The ordinary members of an organization, society, or workforce, excluding the leaders or officers.
"The union leaders brought the new contract proposal back to the rank-and-file for a vote."
- 1
Relating to or constituting the ordinary members of an organization.
"Several rank-and-file members expressed dissatisfaction with the new corporate policies."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from military terminology in the late 18th century, 'rank-and-file' originally referred to ordinary soldiers who marched in ranks (rows) and files (columns), distinguishing them from commissioned officers. Over time, the term broadened metaphorically to describe the ordinary members of an organization, political party, or labor union, as opposed to its leaders.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rank-and-file" is said worldwide
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la base
Transliteration: la baz
"Les syndicats doivent consulter la base avant de signer."
die Basis
Transliteration: diː ˈbaːzɪs
"Die Parteiführung wurde von der Basis kritisiert."
la base
Transliteration: la ˈbaːze
"La base del partito ha votato contro la mozione."
las bases
Transliteration: las ˈbases
"El candidato obtuvo un fuerte apoyo de las bases."
a base
Transliteration: a ˈbazɨ
"As bases do partido exigem mudanças imediatas."
साधारण सदस्य
Transliteration: sadharan sadasya
"पार्टी के साधारण सदस्यों ने नए नेतृत्व का स्वागत किया।"
普通成员
Transliteration: pǔtōng chéngyuán
"这项决定获得了广大普通成员的支持。"
일반 당원
Transliteration: ilban dangwon
"지도부는 일반 당원들의 의견을 수렴해야 합니다."
一般党員
Transliteration: ippan tōin
"組合の一般党員がストライキに賛成票を投じた。"
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