high rank
1high rank — index eminence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2high-rank|ing — «HY RANG kihng», adjective. of high rank or position; prominent: »A high ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee predicted the House would approve the request (Wall Street Journal) …
3Rank — Rank, n. [OE. renk, reng, OF. renc, F. rang, fr. OHG. hring a circle, a circular row, G. ring. See {Ring}, and cf. {Range}, n. & v.] 1. A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of osiers. [1913 Webster] Many a mountain nigh Rising in… …
4Rank and file — Rank Rank, n. [OE. renk, reng, OF. renc, F. rang, fr. OHG. hring a circle, a circular row, G. ring. See {Ring}, and cf. {Range}, n. & v.] 1. A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of osiers. [1913 Webster] Many a mountain nigh… …
5high-lev|el — «HY LEHV uhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with persons of high rank or occupying positions of leadership: »high level talks. 2. having or reaching a great height: »a high level dam. 3. occurring high up in the atmosphere: »high level… …
6high up — adjective, adverb 1. ) in a high position above the ground: The phone is too high up on the wall for the kids to reach. Higher up we began to suffer from lack of oxygen. ─ opposite LOW DOWN 2. ) of high rank or status: Her husband was quite high… …
7high-up — ˈhigh up noun [countable] informal someone who has a high rank in an organization; = higher up AmE * * * high up UK US noun [C] WORKPLACE ► HIGHER UP(Cf. ↑ …
8high-ranking — high rank|ing [ ,haı ræŋkıŋ ] adjective a high ranking person or job is very senior: a high ranking official/officer …
9high-up — n BrE informal someone who has a high rank in an organization = ↑higher up …
10high echelon — high rank, high level …
